Deep Mental Fatigue

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#1

Hello everybody !
This is my first post :slight_smile:

I came here for a help. I’m in deep mental fatigue (for many years).
The second problem I have is tinnitus, ringing in the head, (I think it is called karnanada in hindu, I googled it).
But my first problem, mental fatugue, is MUCH more disturbing. And I had it
much before I had tinnitus.
Medical doctors checked everything, and found nothing !
I am having a hard time. I have wife, a kid, a job to keep. This mental fatigue is killing me. My thoughts are like in a fog. I gave zero alertness. I’m sleepy all the time. Its like my brain is working on 20% of it’s power !

Thank you for your time.

#2

Diet please?
Yoga practice please?
Health and physical fitness background please?
Occupation please?

#3

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74612]Diet please?
Yoga practice please?
Health and physical fitness background please?
Occupation please?[/QUOTE]

I eat healthy. Raw nuts, fish, all kinds of organic green lives, goat yogurt …etc
I never did yoga, but I heard that it can help in my condition.
My only physical fitness is walking for ~20 minutes almost every day.
I am a software programmer.

#4

So there is no sugar, wheat, caffeine, alcohol, or tobacco in your diet, is that correct (other than the aforementioned goat yogurt)? And the fatigue we are talking about is ONLY a mental fatigue, right? You are not physically exhausted, lethargic, and tough to get moving?

There are two main things that come from technology jobs like yours; the first is constant forward bending or hunching (over a keyboard usually) and the second is the presence of EMF or electromagnetic fields.

The first will absolutely zap the physical energy as the kidneys are drooping. The second will absolutely cause mental fog and issues with clarity.

Obviously this is a Yoga Forum and therefore the very context here is Yoga. So it’s a bit puzzling why you’ve chosen to pose this here IF you’re not moving toward a yoga practice. So I’ll assume, for the moment, that you are, even if you don’t know it.

A robust and appropriate practice can help. That practice should foter both safety (alignment) and effect (results). It should also be suited to your state of being and constitution (the application of ayurvedic concepts).

Knowing more about your situation would help but nor nearly as much as finding a good teacher and dedicating some time to self-care.

#5

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74614]So there is no sugar, wheat, caffeine, alcohol, or tobacco in your diet, is that correct (other than the aforementioned goat yogurt)?
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Correct

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74614]
And the fatigue we are talking about is ONLY a mental fatigue, right? You are not physically exhausted, lethargic, and tough to get moving?
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No physical fatigue. Only mental.

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74614]
Obviously this is a Yoga Forum and therefore the very context here is Yoga. So it’s a bit puzzling why you’ve chosen to pose this here IF you’re not moving toward a yoga practice. So I’ll assume, for the moment, that you are, even if you don’t know it.
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I heard that yoga has supreme breathing exercises exactly for my problem. Thus, I just googled “yoga forum” and came here :slight_smile:

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74614]
A robust and appropriate practice can help. That practice should foter both safety (alignment) and effect (results). It should also be suited to your state of being and constitution (the application of ayurvedic concepts).

Knowing more about your situation would help but nor nearly as much as finding a good teacher and dedicating some time to self-care.[/QUOTE]

Eventually, I will go to yoga school. But first I really want to hear from people on this forum what they think of yoga as a solution for my mental fatigue. Maybe there is a set of special exercises for my problem. I would really want to know those things (on theoretical level) before I am starting to look for a yoga school.
Thanks !

#6

Then I’ll be quiet and let those “people” speak up.

#7

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74617]Then I’ll be quiet and let those “people” speak up.[/QUOTE]

You are one of the “people”. So what do you think of my problem/solution ?

#8

Bear in mind yoga is a system. It has many components that all fit together. It is not a western approach where you pop something in a box and heat it for 3 minutes and its done. That having been said…

I think that a student who came to me for such a thing might hear the following:

Asana:
In your asana practice focus on inversions and freeing the neck of tension.

Meditation:
In your meditation do additional mental centering and drawing the mind into the heart center (we use specific active meditation “snacks” so this would only really make sense to one of my students).

Lifestyle/Nutrition:
Insulate your living from EMF as much as possible.
Consider adding Bacopa (Tattva’s Herbs) or TOP (Sunrider) to your diet along with flax seed, salmon, and blueberries.

#9

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74619]Bear in mind yoga is a system. It has many components that all fit together. It is not a western approach where you pop something in a box and heat it for 3 minutes and its done. That having been said…

I think that a student who came to me for such a thing might hear the following:

Asana:
In your asana practice focus on inversions and freeing the neck of tension.

Meditation:
In your meditation do additional mental centering and drawing the mind into the heart center (we use specific active meditation “snacks” so this would only really make sense to one of my students).

Lifestyle/Nutrition:
Insulate your living from EMF as much as possible.
Consider adding Bacopa (Tattva’s Herbs) or TOP (Sunrider) to your diet along with flax seed, salmon, and blueberries.[/QUOTE]

Thank you for valuable information ! I will use it !

As I understand, there are “styles” of yoga. Is there any "style/school"
that is more appropriate for my condition (by the way, I live in Tel-Aviv / Israel).

#10

Hi Akira,
You asked about what style of yoga to practice given your condition. It seems to me that a practice that emphasizes pranayama would be really beneficial for you. Your subtle energies - prana, tejas & ojas - appear to be depleted. Pranayama will help build prana. Meditation, mantra, and/or having a consistent spiritual practice will help with tejas. A grounding routine such as regular eating schedule, enough sleep, healthy diet, and regular asana routine that isn’t physically depleting will help build ojas.

#11

Anat Zahor is an Iyengar-based yoga teacher in Tel Aviv. Her studio is on Yossef Hanasi.

#12

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74627]Anat Zahor is an Iyengar-based yoga teacher in Tel Aviv. Her studio is on Yossef Hanasi.[/QUOTE]

Thank you :smiley: I will go there.

#13

Of course. But like all things, discern if it is for you or not. If you benefit, stay. If you do not, look elsewhere. May be there in November of this year for workshops if all falls into place.

gordon

#14

[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;74631]Of course. But like all things, discern if it is for you or not. If you benefit, stay. If you do not, look elsewhere. May be there in November of this year for workshops if all falls into place.

gordon[/QUOTE]

I am sure I will enjoy there. Hope to meet you in November :smiley:

Zeev Goldstein.