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Why do I get immensely physically tired from mental strain

Anonymous Fri 12 Feb 03:54:57 2021 No.12696093 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>12696114

For example, one day I took a 7 hour test and also 150mg Vyvanse, more than I had ever taken before. After finishing the test, I was so tired I immediately took a 3 hour nap and still fell asleep perfectly fine later than night. I also lose/gain weight depending on the frequency I interact with people.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Feb 2021 04:01:31 No.12696114 Report

Quoted By: >>12696124 >>12696140

>>12696093
your brain burns a much larger amount of energy than most people think
for example one recent test they did with chess super GMs estimated that their concentrating very hard on a game for about an hour or so burned roughly the same amount of energy as you would running a couple of km.
Which may not sound like that much but when you consider that this is the amount of energy you need to burn just to run your brain properly, and it's a similar order of magnitude as physical exercise, it puts things into perspective.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Feb 2021 04:05:29 No.12696124 Report

Quoted By: >>12696148

>>12696114
Not OP but I have OCD and my brain is just running on a treadmill all day so maybe that's why I always feel so out of it even though it's all mental.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Feb 2021 04:10:04 No.12696140 Report

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>>12696114
Yeah I know, I believe it's been recorded that some chess players have lost 20+ pounds after a tournament. I'm just annoyed because I can only last like 3 to 4 hours on Vyvanse before I start aching all over and experience tenseness in my face. It feels like my body is just sacrificing itself so I can maintain focus.

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Anonymous Fri 12 Feb 2021 04:12:41 No.12696148 Report

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>>12696124
OP here I have OCD as well, I don't even have much that sets me off anymore but I guess I still get overly-invested in things. Ever since I was a kid I would gallop around the house for like an hour or 2 straight just to enjoy my thoughts and that still happens today occasionally but I just kick a soccer ball back and forth instead.

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