General weakness. Asthenic state Psychological weakness

Feeling of weakness after a hard day at work and driving home, especially in large cities, where people are forced to stand in traffic jams for many kilometers or experience discomfort in public transport for a long time, sometimes spending more than an hour on the road. This weakness is quite natural. But, as a rule, after a short rest, within 10 to 40 minutes (depending on age), a person should restore his strength. But, this does not apply to those moments when a person was engaged in work that was not familiar to him that day. For example, the manager did not load the furniture, or vice versa, the loader did not engage in intense mental work. Such physical or emotional weakness is quite understandable, but even in this case, a person is quite easily able to restore energy by resting. Usually, a good night's sleep is enough to restore strength.

People often now complain of a feeling of weakness and weakness or weakness in different parts of the body. As a rule, weakness is felt with overwork of physical and mental labor. Most often, people pay little attention to this, and if they do, they go for help to a therapist, cardiologist, endocrinologist, gastroenterologist. This is due to the fact that, as a rule, with a feeling of weakness, a person experiences discomfort in any organ. Most often, people complain, along with a feeling of weakness and weakness, of pain in the stomach, in the region of the heart, or an increase in body temperature. But, not infrequently, weakness in the body is not accompanied by any other symptoms and the therapist does not always pay attention to the mental component of a person.

As a rule, people get temporary relief, but not a solution to the main problem. This does not close the main problem, but, on the contrary, begins to take root, and at the next stage of its development, the symptoms intensify, may change the localization or type of manifestation. Then, for example, a person goes to another doctor, with other complaints against the background of a feeling of general weakness in the body.

Diagnostics

The most common opinion among the majority, when complaining of a feeling of weakness, is chronic fatigue, the "manager's syndrome". Most often, people tend to think that they have somatic diseases. It is not uncommon when a person, starting to feel weakness in the body, goes to a therapist. The therapist does not find anything and either advises to rest, or sends to some other doctor. And the story of trips to offices begins. When the patient finally miraculously gets to the office of our psychotherapist, the disease is already quite strong and it is not so easy to defeat it. Although, at the initial stages, this problem can be solved quite easily.

If a person feels not passing or gradually increasing fatigue, exhaustion, weakness in the whole body or in various parts of the body, then there are grounds for concern. This feeling of weakness can be the result of psycho-emotional overload. The peak of manifestation of psycho-emotional fatigue usually occurs in the morning, the condition may improve in the evening. These states indicate a breakdown in higher nervous activity and the formation of a mental disorder.

Disorders of higher nervous activity, accompanied by a chronic feeling of weakness in different parts of the body, weakness can be described by people in a variety of ways.

How is the feeling of weakness expressed?

• Periodic or persistent severe weakness in the body, especially in the morning,
• Subcutaneous soreness throughout the body,
• Muscle pain,
• Pain in the joints (more often in small ones),
• Body aches
• There is no strength to lift yourself out of bed, a feeling of not sleeping,
• Often weakness occurs during the day, and after eating,
• Weakness in the body is accompanied by apathy, drowsiness, lethargy of thoughts,
• Not wanting to move
• Shortness of breath - it can be difficult to climb even a low staircase, even run a little, sometimes it’s even difficult to breathe at all, it feels like I can’t breathe in completely, it’s stuffy;
• Feeling of causeless pain in the feet after a short walk,
• When sitting for a long time, the buttocks noticeably hurt,
• On the body, after sleeping or sitting, there are prints from the sheets, clothes. There are no edema,
• Quick fatigue, closer to the night I just fall asleep, although my peers are able to sit up to three in the morning and get up at six,
• It's hard to keep your hands up
• Very brittle nails, falling hair,
• Discoloration of the teeth, bleeding gums, gum tissue has become sensitive and weak.
• Minor changes in the blood test, a decrease in hemoglobin.
• Memory and concentration have noticeably decreased, mental abilities have worsened.
• Explicit problems with the gastrointestinal tract: sometimes cutting not very severe pain in the stomach, heartburn, belching,
• Problems with gases: they often linger, do not go out, the lower abdomen on the right or just the lower abdomen may hurt, it goes away if you manage to release gases or go to the toilet.
• The heart, since then, it periodically tingles or aches, but there are no severe pains.
• There were cases when hands went numb,
• Everything becomes so soft or even tickles in the hands, neck, face,
• Difficulty raising an arm or leg
• Fainting weakness with dizziness,
• Trembling in hands and feet.

How to get rid of the feeling of weakness

There are many more complaints that may accompany weakness in the body. The main thing that I would like to note is that in the overwhelming majority of cases, with such complaints of weakness and weakness, people, unfortunately, rarely turn to a psychotherapist, although only this specialist is able to provide the necessary and adequate assistance that will be effective.

Our special techniques do not spur the body, forcing it to turn on its reserves, which further leads to the formation of severe mental illness. We restore the spent potential, help the body not only restore what has been lost, but also create a greater reserve of strength for possible subsequent loads.

Unfortunately, people rarely associate their physical sensations with the presence of disorders of the nervous activity. Usually, most turn to all kinds of doctors, who most often find a lot of different, but minor disorders of organs and tissues. And this is natural, since if the quality of information processing by the brain is disturbed, there are violations in all organs, which over time can grow and turn into serious somatic diseases. It all starts, it would seem, with little things.

It is in such cases, if help is provided on time, that in the future the disorder of the nervous system does not develop. In such cases, haste is not unnecessary, such haste will preserve your health, improve the quality of life and prolong the active life cycle. Disorders of the nervous system, accompanied by a feeling of weakness and weakness and accompanied by various somatic symptoms, can be treated by a psychotherapist using complex methods.

There are quite a lot of examples of patients visiting various doctors with complaints of a feeling of weakness and weakness, and they are very diverse, especially if these sensations are accompanied by any pain, “alarming” or somatic manifestations.

Display examples

We give real descriptions of our feelings by our patients.

1. “Aches in the body. Visual impairment. In the eyes it burns strongly, flies. Dizziness. Paleness of the skin. Constant fatigue, even after sleep there is no strength. Feeling of numbness in the limbs. In the morning I get out of bed as if the day before I loaded bricks, while my sleep is normal, there is more pain in my legs - it feels like fatigue, heaviness. After even a short walk, then, during a horizontal position, the legs buzz so much that it’s hard to fall asleep - you constantly want to change your position. Hands - very often a feeling of "cottoniness" of the hands and muscles closer to the shoulder. It feels like it's hard to rotate your fingers, as if you need to make some kind of effort. Feeling of weakness in the arms, as after active physical exertion.

2. “At first it staggered, and then it suddenly became cloudy in the head, and complete weakness throughout the body, for about two minutes. Feeling like I didn't feel my body at all. Then it passed, after a while such a state was repeated, the beginning of shaking. An incomprehensible pressing sensation in the head. BP in the left 124/48, in the right 136/58. After a while on both hands 118/58, pulse 90. Nausea, weakness, discomfort throughout the body.

3. “The taste of pus in the mouth, especially when turning the head, at the moment when something crunches in the neck, I have a slight osteochondrosis when swallowing. General weakness, dizziness, impaired coordination of movement, discomfort in the eyes and brain. I have been to different doctors: ENT, dentist, neuropathologist. She did an x-ray of the sinuses for sinusitis, a panoramic x-ray of the teeth, an MRI of the head, passed a general blood test - no one found anything significant. Has passed or has taken place only course of treatment at the neuropathologist, results have not given. I feel that there is some kind of inflammatory process in me, but the blood does not show.

4. “There was such a feeling that now you would lose consciousness, terrible weakness, gurgling (knocking) in the upper chest, 2-4 gurgles, as if water were boiling. The neurologist says it's an adrenaline rush. In general, I was examined, they said VVD and nothing terrible, but this condition has been the third month. Sometimes it's better, sometimes worse. There is a feeling of hunger, it seems easier to eat, sometimes there is no desire, something is going on that is not clear. I passed all the blood tests, and the thyroid gland too, everything is fine.

5. “I am worried about the general weakness and weakness of the body, frequent heartbeat, I feel my heart beating. ECG indicators: description - RR 0.6sec, heart rate 100bpm, P 0.1sec, PQ 0.15sec, QRS 0.08sec, notched; QRST 0.3, T smoothed, Rhythm: sinus, regular. . The position of the electrical axis of the heart: vertical. Conclusion: sinus tachycardia, violation of intraventricular conduction. Moderate diffuse changes in the myocardium. There are attacks of severe weakness: weakness throughout the body, dizziness, it seems that if I get up, I will fall.

Forecast

Most often, such complaints indicate the presence of an asthenic mental disorder, which is often called psychasthenia, or astheno-neurotic syndrome, or astheno-depressive syndrome.
Treatment of psychasthenia and treatment of neurosis in the clinic, as a rule, requires primarily neurometabolic, with the establishment of a daily routine and proper nutrition. Psychotherapy, as for all mental disorders, is necessary, but in this case it recedes into the background. This is due to the fact that the body first needs to be helped to cope with the asthenic state (with exhaustion), which is characterized, first of all, by the lack of special substances that are administered in the form of droppers and tablet forms of medications.

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V.F. Engalychev and S.S. Shipshin distinguish such a mental state of a person as mental tension(PN), when in a difficult situation a person says that during this period he was in a stressful state. In the formulation of these authors, mental tension is a condition that occurs in a person in an extreme (unusual, new or threatening) situation. Its influence on mental activity is ambiguous and depends on the characteristics of the stressful situation and the individual psychological qualities of a person. For some people, PN has a mobilizing effect, while others, on the contrary, feel its disorganizing influence on themselves (since PN can cause disturbances in the level of perception, thinking, and motor activity).

Mental tension can be caused by external and internal stress factors. To external factors should be attributed: degree surprises impact; intensity impact that exceeds the individual psychological capabilities of a person; lack of time to assess the situation and make a decision on its implementation;

the uncertainty of the situation. Internal factors include:

subjective assessment of the impact as dangerous, threatening health, life, social status, leading motives of behavior in the human value system; the subjective sensitivity of a person to the most stressful factor, or, in other words, the personal significance of the impact; the proximity of the aggressor's action to the extreme points of the subjective scale "pleasant - unpleasant"; the duration of exposure to the stressor while maintaining its personal significance; conflict choice between opposite motives of behavior. It is obvious that almost all the factors that cause the occurrence of the state of PI coincide with those that cause affect. This indicates that the affectogenic nature of a criminal situation can give rise not only to affect, but also to other extreme states.

What is the specificity of the state of mental tension that distinguishes it from affect? First of all, in the dynamics of emergence. If the affect has an "explosive" dynamics and a short duration of flow, then the increase in ST can be relatively long, and the decline is not so rapid. The state of PN itself may also not be as short-lived as the affect. Further, if the affect unambiguously causes a significant disorganization of mental activity, then, as noted above, PN can not only have a destructive effect on mental activity, but also improve its quality, i.e., adaptation to negative influences is possible (however, it should be noted that the possibilities of adaptive syndromes are not unlimited, and sooner or later the disorganization of mental activity will follow).

If we consider what the negative impact of PN on the activity and consciousness of a person is expressed in, then the following should be noted. This is a decrease in the processes of perception, attention, memory. This is followed by a decrease in the activity of thought processes, a loss of flexibility of thinking, the predominance of emotional components in consciousness over rational ones, difficulties in making decisions when fixing consciousness on the stressful nature of the situation.

At the behavioral level, this is expressed in an inadequate response to stimuli, impulsiveness, inconsistency, inflexibility of behavior, in the possibility of the appearance of both active (including in the form of physical aggression) and passive forms of response, etc., i.e. as a rule, the disorganization of mental activity in a state of mental tension reaches the level observed during affect. At the same time, it is impossible not to take into account the influence of this state on a person's behavior in a criminal situation when assessing a wrongful act.

Emotional arousal, which has a significant impact on consciousness and behavior. Usually, at the first stage, there is an accumulation of emotional tension, which, due to personal characteristics and the characteristics of the situation, does not find a way out. Such a situation can be, for example, a long military service, when it is impossible to adequately respond to the situation due to strictly regulated conditions. The mechanism of experiencing mainly consists in “patience”, as a result, emotional stress reaches an even higher level than with cumulative affect. Against this background, even minor impacts can cause a peak of emotional excitation, the rise of which is usually smoother than that of an explosion with physiological or cumulative affect, but at the height of the peak of excitation, a typical narrowing of consciousness and dysregulation of behavior occur. The third phase is characterized by mental and physical asthenia.

Emotional stress that has a significant impact on consciousness and behavior. The first stage proceeds similarly to the first stage of emotional arousal - the accumulation of emotional stress, but after each frustrating impact, the emotional stress is not reset, but passes into the second stage. It is not explosive in nature, but represents the base of intense emotional stress. The stage of body resistance - the first stage - is replaced by the stage of depletion of adaptive capabilities or the phase of "negative emotion", which may be accompanied by inhibition of intellectual functions while maintaining or even increasing energy resources.

Typically, these states are characterized by less intensity and intensity of experiences than emotional excitement, but under certain conditions, emotional stress can reach such a level that the process of choosing the goals of action is disrupted, stereotyped automatisms of movement are released, errors occur in the perception of the surrounding reality (partial narrowing of consciousness, reduced control and regulation of behavior). There is a dominance of affectogenic motivation, which is super-significant, super-valuable in nature and causes difficulty in comprehending and understanding the environment. The third phase is characteristic of all similar states and is expressed in mental and physical exhaustion.

frustration

V.F. Engalychev and S.S. Shipshin single out such a mental state of a person as a state of frustration. It is characterized by the presence of a stimulated need that has not found its satisfaction. The causes of frustration are interference, excluding the possibility of achieving the goal; humiliation, insult with the perception of the impossibility (real or subjective) to act according to motives; fiasco, adequacy, disappointment in oneself. A necessary condition for the emergence of frustration is a strong motivation to achieve the goal.

Subjective experiences in a state of frustration, as in affect, are primarily associated with the emotion of anger. Anger causes intense tension, an increase in self-confidence, as well as a readiness for aggression directed at the source of frustration. At the same time, anger accelerates aggression, since the strength of the experience is not directly related to the magnitude of the need for physical action. In a state of frustration, emotions of disgust and contempt are also experienced.

Frustration causes a significant disorganization of mental activity. This is expressed in the fixation of consciousness on the fact of the presence of an obstacle on the way to achieving the goal, in the errors of perception, in the overestimation of the threat from the outside. In a state of frustration, there is a sharp increase in the level of activation (up to nervousness), emotional arousal. Behavior is aggressive in nature, its impulsiveness increases, volitional control decreases (if a person has self-confidence, a sense of strength), which significantly increases readiness for an attack or physical activity.

Frustration behavior differs from both affective and stressful behavior (due to mental tension). If affect always causes aggression and destruction directed at the source of the psycho-traumatic effect, then frustration can cause greater variability in behavior. In addition to the aforementioned aggression and destruction, in a state of frustration, aimless motor excitement or, on the contrary, apathy can be noted; stereotypy and regression may appear (primitivization of behavioral reactions, a decrease in the quality of activity). However, there is also a similarity with affect: a clearly negative effect of frustration on mental activity. It is this moment that distinguishes frustration from mental tension.

Frustration differs from affect in its dynamics. Like the state of mental tension, frustration can develop and have a disorganizing effect on mental activity for a longer period than physiological affect. Frustration also, as a rule, does not reach the level of disorganization of consciousness and psyche, which is observed in a state of passion.

Let's consider the questions concerning extreme mental conditions that forensic psychological examination is able to answer.

1. Was the subject in a state of physiological affect at the moment of committing the act incriminated to him?

2. Was the subject at the moment of committing the act incriminated to him in an emotional state (mental tension, frustration, confusion), which could significantly affect his consciousness and mental activity? If yes, how?

3. Given the mental state of the subject, his individual psychological characteristics, as well as the circumstances of the case, could he accurately correlate his defensive actions with the objective requirements of the situation?

I would like to dwell on an essential point related to the third question. In some cases, practitioners misinterpret the expert's negative answer to this question. The conclusion that a person was not able to accurately correlate his defensive actions with the objective requirements of the situation in the presence of an extreme mental state is interpreted by some investigators as contradicting, for example, the conclusion of a forensic psychiatric examination about the ability of the subject to be aware of his actions and lead them. At the same time, they lose sight of the fact that extreme mental states (including physiological affect) do not deprive a person of the ability to be aware of their own actions and manage them, but only significantly limit it.

An extreme state due to the disorganization of mental activity against the background of lack of time, as well as the psycho-traumatic nature of the situation, causes a loss of flexibility in behavior, reduces the ability to objectively assess circumstances, limits the freedom to choose adequate forms of response and reduces self-control. In short, a person does not have the time and opportunity for a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the situation, the search for a way to resolve the conflict that is adequate to the situation. It is quite obvious that a decrease in the level of mental activity is not identical with the loss of the ability to realize the significance of one's actions and control them.

4. What individual psychological characteristics of the subject could significantly affect his behavior in the study

Situations?

Pathological affect - this is an emotional explosion, in which a person is not able to control his actions and be aware of his actions due to the fact that his mind is seized by some one strongly emotionally colored idea (for example, unbearable resentment, irreparable grief). In this case, the final motor reaction is determined only by this idea, and is not the result of the entire content of consciousness. With a pathological affect, a clouding of consciousness occurs, followed by amnesia of everything that has taken place.

Physiological affect on pathological soil is an affect that occurs in persons with deviations from the norm in mental development, for example, in psychopaths, neurasthenics.

F.S. Safuanov, analyzing the selection of such concepts as “affect on pathological grounds” and “affect that arose against the background of alcohol intoxication”, speaks of expanding the list of mental abnormalities on the basis of which an affective state can develop - for example, “affect on organically defective soil”. However, these categories have no legal significance.

What person does not know the feeling of weakness in the body, when there is no strength to just get out of bed, not to mention more energy-consuming things? A feeling of general weakness is a subjective factor in a person’s well-being when he has a lack of strength for any physical activity and daily activities, the implementation of which in a normal state does not cause any problems. At the same time, fatigue and weakness are similar in sensations for a person - there is a feeling of exhaustion, I want to quickly take a horizontal position and not move. But the difference is that the cause of banal fatigue is obvious, for example, physical training, lack of sleep, or a very active day. With regard to general weakness, a person feels a lack of strength for other reasons, which he himself cannot always determine if they are not obvious.

Why does general weakness occur?

What are the reasons for the emerging weakness? All causes can be divided into two large groups - known and unknown. So, for example, if a child or an adult has the flu, he has a high temperature, it is natural that he will feel exhausted even without any physical exertion, and the reason for feeling unwell is obvious. Another thing is when a person feels general weakness for a long time without any bright accompanying symptoms, and does not know that this condition is a manifestation, for example, of anemia or hormonal pathologies.

The fact is that in itself, fatigue and a general state of weakness can be a symptom of a large number of diseases, and it can be caused by more than a hundred reasons. Among them, for example, there is beriberi - a lack of vitamins, one or more. Often causeless weakness is a consequence of a lack of B vitamins in the body, especially vitamin B12, which is responsible for the production of red blood cells and prevents the development of anemia. It is because of its lack that a person can develop anemia (anemia), which can provoke a state of weakness and weakness. Vitamin D deficiency, produced by the body under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, especially makes itself felt in winter and autumn. The feeling of chronic fatigue and weakness during these seasons can be triggered by a lack of the "sunshine" vitamin.

Depression is a serious psychiatric disorder, and not a banal bad mood, as a fairly large number of people mistakenly think. It is manifested by a constant feeling of depression, physical and mental retardation, disturbance and disorders of thinking.

Thyroid diseases and related hormonal disorders lead to the formation of a feeling of weakness, for example, with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. Reduced organ function (hypothyroidism) provokes weakness in the limbs, when everything literally “falls out of hand”, according to patients. Hyperthyroidism, in addition to the described feeling, is accompanied by nervous excitability, hand tremors, fever, and heart rhythm disturbances.

Celiac disease is not a very common pathology, which consists in the inability of the human intestine to absorb gluten. If the affected person does not know about the problem, and continues to use flour products and various flour products, in addition to flatulence and diarrhea with loose stools, he will experience constant fatigue.

Some other reasons for constantly feeling weak:

• taking certain medications (antihistamines, beta-blockers, antidepressants);
• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• diabetes;
• oncological diseases;
• chronic fatigue syndrome;
• dehydration;
• anemia and other blood diseases;
• cardiovascular diseases;
• acute and chronic infectious processes, SARS and colds;
• state of intoxication.

In addition, a state of malaise can develop during menstruation in women, with injuries to the trunk and skull, after general anesthesia and operations.

Classification of malaise, accepted in the theory of medicine

Depending on the mechanism of development and manifestation of the condition, it is classified into the following types:

• generalized weakness that slowly develops and progresses;
• acute and rapidly progressing condition;
• recurrent and intermittent general weakness.

The nature of the formation and development of malaise is a factor that plays an important role in determining the causes of malaise. So, for example, the first type of state is typical for:

• sarcoidosis;
• myopathy;
• connective tissue diseases;
• intoxication;
• oncological processes;
• metabolic disorders;
• endocrinopathy;
• psychogenic weakness;
• general somatic diseases with and without damage to the neuromuscular apparatus.

An acute condition with a sharp progression can be formed with myopathy, lesions of the nervous system like poliomyelitis, as well as with psychogenic weakness.

The latter type of pathological condition occurs in diseases of the central nervous system and neuromuscular lesions (with myasthenia gravis, periodic paralysis).

Symptoms that form and accompany a feeling of general weakness

As mentioned above, the state of malaise is, first of all, the subjective feeling of a person, his complaints about well-being. The manifestation of weakness can have several variants of symptoms, which consists of several pathological conditions.

For example, weakness may be accompanied by:

• distraction of attention;
• pain in the head, pain in the joints and muscles;
• impaired concentration and memory;
• decreased performance and productivity;
• speech difficulties;
• feeling overtired;
• deterioration and decrease in mental activity.

In addition, the state of weakness can be accompanied by:

• fever and euphoria;
• swollen lymph nodes;
• pain in the back and lower back;
• eye fatigue, hoarseness of voice;
• sleep disturbances and weight fluctuations;
• loss of appetite;
• severe sweating;
• nausea, dizziness,;
• temperature rise to subfebrile or high values.

At the same time, a person prefers to be in a stationary state, he has a sharp or gradual decrease in activity, depressed mood, palpitations, pallor of the skin, sensitivity to noise and light.

Weakness in infectious diseases

Most infectious and viral diseases occur against the background of gradually increasing malaise and a general deterioration in well-being, especially while the virus or infection is in the process of reproduction. Weakness in such cases is combined with fever, headache, intestinal disorders and indigestion, diarrhea, sleep disturbance, vomiting, dry cough, nasal congestion. Possible skin rashes, sore throat, drowsiness, swollen lymph nodes. The condition is directly related to the intoxication that has arisen in the body. The course of an infectious disease is possible without temperature, especially in patients with weak immunity. A person has a headache and a sore throat, he sleeps a lot and practically does not eat. Such symptoms are characteristic of the acute course of infectious diseases. Weakness may not be accompanied by other pathological manifestations - in this case, we can talk about an asymptomatic course.

It is interesting that during the day the state of the affected person is not the same: if in the morning after waking up he feels relatively cheerful, then in the afternoon, in the evening, the temperature rises, and all symptoms of malaise intensify.

Signs of oncological processes

Constant weakness in cancer patients is their natural state, over time they even get used to it and do not notice their exhausted state. Weakness is due to intoxication of the body, because a growing tumor releases toxic products of its vital activity into the surrounding tissues and blood vessels. Moreover, malaise is manifested by other signs. In the early stages of tumor development, a person may notice a slight soreness, and when the tumor has already formed, the place of its localization often hurts noticeably. In addition, the sick person loses his appetite, and his weight begins to decrease. Worst of all, when the appetite is in order, and the person eats normally, but the weight is still melting before our eyes - this means that the metabolic processes are disturbed. One of the early signs of oncology is an unreasonable increase in body temperature for no apparent reason. In fact, the reason lies in the suppression of the immune system by the tumor, which reacts in this way in response. The patient may feel at the same time increased sweating, he is often thrown into a cold sweat.

Nails, hair and skin react to a tumor growing in the body. For example, with a tumor of the thyroid gland, there is a strong hair loss, and the nails become brittle. With liver damage, the skin turns yellow, if the disease is localized in the adrenal glands, the skin darkens.

Weakness in diabetes

The main reasons why weakness can form in a patient with a diagnosis of diabetes:

• overdose of insulin-containing drugs in type 1 diabetes;
• developing pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, kidney damage;
• diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• inadequate dosage of hypoglycemic drugs in type 2 diabetes;
• the formation of one of the types of lumps (hyperosmolar, ketoacidotic, hypoglycemic, lactacidic);
• the use of alcoholic beverages;
• intense physical activity.

It is known that in the body of a patient with diabetes, some processes occur differently than in a healthy person. The pancreas fails to produce enough insulin. Its lack and the development of cell receptor resistance to it causes glucose not to enter the tissues of the body in the right concentration. Glucose, in turn, is a source of energy for life support. In addition, an increase in the concentration of glucose in the blood leads to its thickening, and the internal organs no longer receive the right amount of nutrients, because blood flows to them worse. The result of such a violation is a feeling of weakness that haunts a diabetic.

Diseases of the spine, in which a breakdown can form

Can a feeling of weakness from the spine, in which pathology is formed, bother a person? Osteochondrosis is one of the most common spinal diseases that develops in men and women in adulthood or old age. It is associated with destructive processes in the vertebrae and intervertebral discs, resulting in the destruction of the cartilage and connective tissue of the spine. The location of the vertebrae changes, the distance between them decreases, a person experiences clamps of nerve endings. A person feels pain in the back of the head, lower back, chest, sometimes in the limbs. In addition, the affected person feels weakness - most often, it is localized in the lower extremities, they literally do not hold the patient, but they can also cover the entire body. A person may go numb and take away his legs and arms, or, conversely, there is pain, burning and tingling in the muscles. General weakness in osteochondrosis of the spine may indicate that degenerative processes cover several departments.

What to do if you constantly feel a breakdown that is not associated with the wrong regimen and lack of sleep? If the performance of the usual and uncomplicated daily activities causes severe fatigue, and there are no objective reasons for this, you should consult a doctor.

The fact is that the state of weakness, if it is constantly present and does not depend on physical activity, can be a sign of various diseases, from pathologies in the endocrine system to a lack of vitamins. What exactly caused the unpleasant and lethargic condition, only the doctor can determine.

Who to contact if there is a constant weakness? First of all, you need to visit a therapist. This general specialist will examine and interview the patient, appoint him to take general blood and urine tests, ultrasound of the thyroid gland, fluorography, and possibly refer him to a narrower specialist, for example, an oncologist, endocrinologist, immunologist.

Education:1975-1982, 1MMI, San-Gig, highest qualification, infectious diseases doctor.

Science degree: doctor of the highest category, candidate of medical sciences.

Training:

Do you ever feel like you just can't do it anymore? If so, you are experiencing the effects of mental overwork. Brain fatigue symptoms like these sound familiar when you experience the effects of stress and hustle and bustle from your environment.

We have all experienced physical fatigue, so these signs are quite familiar to us. Compared to how your brain controls the processes that take place in the body, mental fatigue is quite a serious phenomenon. In this article, we will look at the signs of mental fatigue, as well as several ways that can help combat it.

1. You know too much is happening at the same time.

Emotions overwhelmed? You are probably literally overloaded with sensory experiences. Sounds, smells, sights, mental activity, physical changes. Sometimes all this happens in a busy environment and can cause too much mental clutter.

When there is too much input from all the senses, your brain starts showing signs of stress and mental fatigue. You may notice that you have to ask people to repeat you. In addition, in this state, you can make spelling mistakes.

Try to turn off any noisy devices that you can control, such as a fan, music, TV, buzzing lights, etc. Turn to the source of information and observe him to bring him to full understanding. Limit yourself as much as possible from performing a huge number of tasks.

2. You don't have free time

Do you remember the last time you went on vacation? A study in the journal Environment and Human Behavior found that there are two strategies that can help you better manage your mental fatigue. To do this, avoid those things that cause mental overwork and stress.

One strategy is to avoid unnecessary costs in terms of attention management. In other words, thought processes should be limited. If you can, delegate certain tasks to trusted individuals or delay making decisions, provided they are not urgent.

In another case, we are talking about increasing the efficiency of recovery processes. They offer a restorative environment, reflection spas, all of which will help clear your mind so you can think clearly again. Indeed, even a short exposure to the sun is what you need to be able to keep moving.

3. You have a mental block

A mental block is when you are so exhausted that you cannot continue to think. You just stop thinking until you can calm down so you can regain your strength and start again.

Researchers from the Journal of Psychology who study mental fatigue found that mental blocking acts “like an automatic defense that prevents a person from working continuously.” In other words, you can't use your brain because it will just stop working the moment you're really tired.

4. You feel more emotional lately

Depression or anxiety can be symptoms of mental fatigue because the person may feel hopeless in how they will be understood by others. Being mentally tired can very much resemble a kind of depression because your mental energy level is so low. For example, you may feel anxious that the situation will not improve.

If the situation that causes you mental fatigue is causing you to be out of control, you may feel emotions of anger towards the person you see as the cause of all your suffering.

5. Physical symptoms

Headaches, stomach discomfort, bowel problems, loss of appetite, insomnia, and nervousness are all some of the physical symptoms you may experience, which in turn are signs of mental fatigue. Of course, you can consult your doctor if they are of concern to you. The therapist is able to provide you with helpful advice.

6. You forget little things, but things that are important enough for you.

Forgetfulness and memory lapses are a sign of mental fatigue. Your brain processes a lot of information at once, but memories don't work the same way. At a later time, when you are resting, your brain remembers.

You will find it difficult to remember as well as focus on anything for a long period of time. If you can avoid anything that could harm people when using your mental powers (such as driving a car), that would be better. Avoid such activities until you have rested from your mental overwork.

7. One question can make you explode.

Answering questions and making decisions throughout the day, you get tired from overwork and can no longer answer. People will need to do without you, because you are shying away from answers due to mental overwork.

Let other people take over the small decisions you need to make in one day. By putting aside small decisions like not knowing what to cook for dinner, you can make one more decision in your favor that can prevent mental fatigue.

You can read in our Library. The author's simple but effective tips will help restore energy and forget about fatigue. Studies show that the techniques suggested by Dr. Teitelbaum increase energy levels by 91%.