fatigued after classes?

[lazyindy]

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Hello my fellow SDNers

I have noticed this semester after a long day of research, lectures and studying I feel mentally drained and slightly fatigued. When I get back to my room all I want to do is eat junk food and take a nap. This has never happened before just started occurring in the past few weeks. I will literally sit down on my desk to begin work but then my mind will astray and tell me to go seek more food! lmao 😛

Just wondering if this is normal and anyone experience something similar? I might just be being paranoid.

 

[justAstudent]

That's perfectly normal I think. Try to take some time off and do something you enjoy even if it's for like 15 minutes. You deserve a break.

 

[Oso]

Yeah for sure, it sucks to be busy all day long and then have to come back and study/do homework. For me, it was important to take a break (food, chill, exercise, etc.) before starting work again, and then to take little breaks while studying (more food, more chillin') to keep from burning out. A good night's sleep definitely helps, or else you come back from class/lab and just collapse until morning. So take some (short) breaks and do fun things!


Or just drink a lot of coffee ..

 

[Pacna]

When I get unusually lethargic, I look at my diet. Hard to go wrong with a multivitamin. 👍

 

[Jimsy]

Try mixing in some exercise. Hop on a stationary bike and go for a few miles. I bet you'll feel more energized afterwards

 

[Omppu27]

How much sleep are you getting a night? So you hit snooze in the morning? do you drink water throughout the day? Nonetheless, it's completely normal to be a little deflated after a long day. Just try to take a little break and get your mind off things for awhile. If you don't, any work you try to accomplish will be subpar. Also, use eating as a break time. I see many people working while they're trying to eat... Just doesn't work for me.

 

[swolebrah]

working out will do wonders man. dat natural dopamine release , hnnng

 

[dancingmate]

I agree with the above posters. After a long day of classes in college, I would also feel groggy and want to eat junk food. But instead, I would force myself to go to the gym. Now it is a habit and trust me, you feel great after!

 

[plumhill]

This is not abnormal at all, especially for a premed or anyone with a tough major or difficult semester. You have to push through it and keep the end goal in mind while also staying healthy.

 

[BachDoc]

I'm glad I'm not the only one! Sometimes it helps to set goals like "I'm going to read 10 pages and then I can have a bit of junk food"...

 

[Hadoken]

Oreos, bro

 

[choyphin]

Work out, watch some trash TV while eating trash food, then get back on the grind!

 

[BeancheBlanco]

It sounds like you have a case of the "having **** to do".

 

[deleted407021]

Your brain can definitely get tired after being used for an extended period of time. Completely normal, but I wouldn't say eating "junk" food is the best way to remediate the fatigue. Watching some light TV or reading a magazine article is a good way to give your brain some softer stimuli. Drink something relaxing like tea and have some wholesome food like whole wheat bread or some fruit/juice. Putting a lot of refined sugar into your system will just make you feel worse, after a while.