Lethargy/Condition White

HKguy9 · May 17, 2002, 01:19 PM

After a long 8 hour day at work fixin' computers, or after class, etc., I find myself barely conscious when driving home some times. It's even worse at stores after work, not sure if it's the florescent lights, or what. I'm awake, but not very alert, I don't know why. Is there a 'cure' for this, mental conditioning I can do, etc.?

ronin308 · May 17, 2002, 06:03 PM

There is no trick. Just train your mind so that it is still sharp no matter how tired you are. Try doing things like dryfiring when you're exhausted. There's lots of stuff you can do, just improvise when you feel tired.

Ewok_Guy · May 17, 2002, 07:20 PM

Have a few cups of coffee after work.

krept · May 17, 2002, 10:35 PM

Erick is absolutely right.

You didn't mention your sleeping habits. Make sure you get enough sleep, too. It also might be your sugar level or something similar... there is no reason not to have simple bloodwork done to determine this if you haven't had any done already.

Just remember, don't get frustrated about it - fix it.

There is a reason you feel like this and it could very well be the flourescent lights, the amount of breaks you take and when you take them, what you eat, when you eat, if you have coffee to get up and moving when you start work but not any towards the end of the shift...

But the first thing I'd try is more water!

GSB · May 18, 2002, 12:12 PM

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Try doing things like dryfiring when you're exhausted.

Just make sure you're not so exhausted that you are inattentive to the old chamber check!

G3 · May 18, 2002, 12:57 PM

You just have to force your mind to be alert. When ever I find myself in the haze of fatigue, I just mentally shout myself awake. I do this most when driving long distances.

Just imagine some authority figure from your past yelling at you to get your [color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color] together.

C.R.Sam · May 18, 2002, 01:57 PM

Above plus get mugged.
Keeps you on your toes for a long time afterward.

Sam

May 17, 2002, 01:19 PM	#1
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	Lethargy/Condition White After a long 8 hour day at work fixin' computers, or after class, etc., I find myself barely conscious when driving home some times. It's even worse at stores after work, not sure if it's the florescent lights, or what. I'm awake, but not very alert, I don't know why. Is there a 'cure' for this, mental conditioning I can do, etc.? __________________ P7M8, VP9

May 17, 2002, 06:03 PM	#2
ronin308 Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2001 Posts: 1,977	There is no trick. Just train your mind so that it is still sharp no matter how tired you are. Try doing things like dryfiring when you're exhausted. There's lots of stuff you can do, just improvise when you feel tired. __________________ If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara desert in five years there’d be a shortage of sand. -Milton Friedman

May 17, 2002, 07:20 PM	#3
Ewok_Guy Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2001 Location: Endor Posts: 1,664	Have a few cups of coffee after work. __________________ "Death and honor are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not." --------------------- " I like big fat men like you. When they fall they make more noise! ...and sometimes they never get up." -Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez

May 17, 2002, 10:35 PM	#4
krept Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2000 Location: AZ Posts: 1,363	Erick is absolutely right. You didn't mention your sleeping habits. Make sure you get enough sleep, too. It also might be your sugar level or something similar... there is no reason not to have simple bloodwork done to determine this if you haven't had any done already. Just remember, don't get frustrated about it - fix it. There is a reason you feel like this and it could very well be the flourescent lights, the amount of breaks you take and when you take them, what you eat, when you eat, if you have coffee to get up and moving when you start work but not any towards the end of the shift... But the first thing I'd try is more water! __________________ the tallest blade of grass is the first to greet the lawnmower blade

May 18, 2002, 12:57 PM	#6
G3 Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2000 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 138	You just have to force your mind to be alert. When ever I find myself in the haze of fatigue, I just mentally shout myself awake. I do this most when driving long distances. Just imagine some authority figure from your past yelling at you to get your [color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color] together.

May 18, 2002, 01:57 PM	#7
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Above plus get mugged. Keeps you on your toes for a long time afterward. Sam