When we talk about fatigue, we think of yawning, symptomatic of a night too short, or the feeling of relaxation when we slump on our sofa after a dense and trying day. 40% of French people feel more tired than before the pandemic, according to a study carried out by Ifop for the Jean-Jaurès Foundation in November 2022. But how can you tell the difference between temporary fatigue and abnormal, or even pathological, fatigue? Which signals should be particularly alert? Two health professionals help us to distinguish between them and enlighten us on the physical and psychological symptoms to watch out for and what to do about them.
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Understanding Reactive Fatigue
As sleep doctor Philippe Beaulieu confirms, the most common feeling of fatigue, which leads nearly a quarter of the population to complain of it regularly, is a "reactionary" response of the body to a disturbance in its lifestyle; A sports session, an intellectual effort
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