Spring fatigue - how to cure it?

Focus on the light and everyday exercise with long walks and some jogging. Still, I don't feel that sleep provides so much and can sleep around 8 hours and still feel tired in the morning, sometimes there is a "nap" in the middle of the day.
But best of all, when the sun comes out and I want to clean the motorhome and prepare for the first trip of the year, is it spring?

You are good at making the most of what you "should" do. Then advice like "sleep well" is downright ridiculous. If you suffer from insomnia, that kind of exhortation does not help. Those of us who follow you know that you are both very active and involved in everything you do. And you do so much more. I think it could be as simple as the fact that it is actually too much. Many people today live a very hectic life with a full diary and not enough time to do absolutely nothing - without getting stressed about it. You end up getting extremely tired because there is no time for real rest and recovery. The advice to sleep in the middle of the day, I think for some people, is not good at all - it negatively affects the night's sleep and it is extremely tiring.

Then I wonder: do you use your stove a lot? When we lived in the archipelago, we initially used our cassette fireplace throughout the winter. And cooked and heated the house using the wood stove. We became so extremely tired - just as you describe - until I realised that it was directly related to our bonfire nights. Despite the good draught in the house, the fire took too much oxygen and we were stuck in bed and staggering around during the day like zombies! Until we rationed it all and ventilated properly before bedtime!

Another tip is to actually ask the doctor for a general health check-up just to rule out that there is nothing wrong, like thyroid or something.

And in the short term, you can boost the body with e.g. Berocca or preparations with Ginseng, it usually helps. Then you naturally get a little more tired over the years, but you are not there yet ....????

So hard to motivate yourself to do a lot when you're tired...

Moving to a bright and sunny country where taking a siesta is almost a law is not a bad way to combat spring fatigue either. I just love the light we have here in the winter! Darker than in summer even here, of course, but nowhere near the darkness that exists up there in the north.

Lovely pictures that show that spring is coming! 🙂

Spring is clearly worse than autumn for me. How strange! So for me it's not the light. Or is it the light that makes me sleep less heavily in the morning?
The last two weeks I have averaged 6h/night. My backlog is large and I. Am. So. sick.tired!
(Did not get better by being sick but not being allowed to be sick in peace and rest but at the same time take care of a sick 2-year-old. Hallelujah 😛 )

Well, I'm retired now and can get out of my comfortable bed whenever I want. But I remember the spring tiredness from when I was still working. To be outside during the light hours, when was the last time it was light? Okay then, today there is actually some sun after more than two weeks without a glimpse of sun....
Compare your dock with our courtyard, and there the snowfall has also been greatly reduced. So we are finally on the right track.

Yes, I do feel the spring fatigue, while it starts to feel lighter when it has been bright and sunny for a couple of days. I often find a session at the gym provides good energy after a working day, although the sofa is sometimes more appealing. Then there is the usual dilemma. There is so much that is attractive and fun and it is probably stupid to say no then (although sometimes it might be wise).

And eat vitamin D! Perhaps most important of all!

Lovely pictures! So fun to see the difference from week to week now. Almost from day to day there is a difference.

That paralysing fatigue is awful. I recognise it from when I was burnt out and just before. Recovery, recovery and then some recovery on top of that is probably the only right thing. And to move around outside in daylight of course. That's always good!

Hope you feel better soon! Take care of yourselves!

Hug Lena