My Mother Says it’s an Iron Deficiency…I Say it’s Stress

KD86

I know the only way to find out is to see a doctor, but I have neither the time nor the money to do so.

Most days I feel so tired. I go to bed around the same time every night and my alarm is set for pretty much the same time each morning. My mother has been commenting about me going to bed early or falling asleep in front of the TV. I shouldn’t be tired at 24 years old is what she says.

During the week I work as an aide in a preschool class. For those of you who know preschoolers you know they can be very tiring. When I get home from that I have about an hour before I either go to my second job or one of my two night classes. On weekends I am working at my second job and/or doing homework. I do try to schedule in some “me time,” which has helped a little.

I don’t get a good night’s sleep more nights than not. The nights when I do sleep well I feel really good. Most nights, if I wake up in the middle of the night, my brain is thinking about things. Another problem is that my room is on the first floor, so I hear everything about me. My mom wakes up early and likes to get things done which usually aren’t quiet.

I also have what I call “situational depression.” My situation is not even close to what I want it to be and I am depressed because of it. Once things start turning around I am sure I will be less depressed and have more happiness.

I find it a big coincidence that I have started being tired all the time when I started doing all of the things I mentioned above. My mother is adamant that it is an iron deficiency.

Advice anyone?

KD