"Every so often, I have what's now a familiar experience. I think "I don't feel right" and wonder if I'm getting sick. Sometimes I have a quick spiral into worrying I've got cancer. This feeling has happened often enough, and I know what the typical culprit is; I've skipped one of the two coffees I usually have in a day."
"If that's not the reason, the next most common cause is that I've missed a couple of doses of my thyroid medication. Or, sometimes I feel fried because I have not recovered from strength training. If I slow down enough to pay attention, each of these scenarios is distinct. I can usually tell which kind of "off" I feel and then think back to confirm the cause."
Vague feelings of being "off" often have identifiable physical or lifestyle causes such as missed caffeine, skipped medications, insufficient sleep, dehydration, poor nutrition, constipation, pain, schedule disruptions, or incomplete recovery from exercise. Slowing down to notice symptom quality helps distinguish among causes. A short personal checklist of five to six most likely culprits enables quick mental scanning when feeling unsettled. Pinpointing a specific cause makes management easier because simple actions—having coffee, taking medication, hydrating, resting, or adjusting schedule—often resolve symptoms. Building a custom framework involves listing recurrent causes and using a template or checklist to streamline future assessments.
Read at Psychology Today
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