Could someone please help with this Q please....thanks?

Question

Could someone please help with this Q please....thanks?
What illness would make someone go to bed and sleep for to a night and not even get up for the toilet.And when i do get up they just feel that there is no point in doing anything but watch t.v.It also makes them very emotional at the least wee thing...hope sumone can help.....David

Answer

It doesnt sound like an illness to me, it sounds like simple problems with sleeping patterns and quality of sleep such as if your bed was in need of replacing or you have something worrying you. Sleep is a funny thing, having more sleep doesnt solve the problem of being tired also just being awake doesnt mean youll actually be awake.brbrIm a classic example of this, I can sleep for well over hours sometimes and feel like doing nothing all day, I put it mostly down to a real need for a new bed, and sometimes down to stresses of the day.brbrIn all fairness if you are doing nothing through the day but sleep and watching TV then this will make you feel drained, exercise, find yourself something specific to do with your time a goal in your life at the moment you can aim towards. brWhen you do sleep make sure to keep the time you go to bed consistent, at a reasonable time, and make yourself wake up at a reasonable time aim for around hours sleep per night. brDeal with any emotional issues, although sleeping problems will make you a wee bit loopy as well as having similar problems to you right now I used to suffer from insomniaso trust me, I know that one well! there may very well be something causing emotional problems you have not quite addressed, at very least try not to go to bed stressed or thinking too much. brbrIt is possible there are medical reasons behind this most obvious would be bad diet increase water intake, proteins, eat more veggies. Possibility of diabetic or anaemia problems or similar, in which case a diet change would help and be the first stage of deciding if it is something like hypoglycaemia or something more serious that you would have to talk to your doctor about. brbrI do feel your pain, you just have to work through to see what the problem is, diet and lifestyle changes first, professional medical opinion after that.