Why am I always exhausted, tired, fatigued and nothing seems to work!
If you’re always tired, you’ve probably already done the things people tell you to do.
You cleaned up your food. You go to bed earlier. You cut back on caffeine. You've UPPED your caffeine. You’ve tried supplements. You’ve tried resting more. You’ve tried pushing through. You’ve tried not pushing through. You've tried getting out in the sun, working out more, lifting weights, going for walks, meditating....EVERYTHING.
And you’re still tired.
Not “I need a nap” tired.
I mean the kind of tired where you wake up and it already feels like you’ve used up your day.
And then you finally run labs, hoping it will explain what’s going on… and you get the most frustrating answer possible:
“Everything looks normal.”
So now you’re exhausted and you don’t have a reason.
If this is you, here’s what I want you to hear clearly:
When you’re doing everything right and you’re still tired, it’s because you’re missing the real underlying source of what’s draining your system.
Why you can’t get answers (even when you’re doing all the “right” things)
Most people are taught to look for one big reason.
One diagnosis. One deficiency. One “magic” supplement. One diet that finally makes it all click.
But fatigue rarely works like that.
Most of the time, fatigue is your body saying:
“I’m under too much load, and I don’t have the capacity to keep up.” OVERWHELM on the system.
That load can come from a lot of places, and it often builds quietly for years. Which is why you can feel like this long before anything looks dramatic on paper.
So the problem isn’t that your symptoms aren’t real.
The problem is that the usual approaches often don’t ask the right question.
They ask: “What label fits this?”
Instead of: “Why is your body doing this in the first place?”
“Normal labs” doesn’t mean “nothing is going on”
Labs can be useful. They can rule out certain problems. They can give you data.
But they don’t always explain why you feel tired all the time.
A lot of people get stuck because they assume:
If the labs are normal, then the fatigue must be stress, or age, or in my head.
NO. WRONG.
A more accurate way to say it is:
If the labs are normal, the tests may not be measuring what’s actually causing your fatigue.
And if you’ve been told “you’re fine” while you can barely function, that disconnect can be maddening.
The reason fatigue doesn’t budge: it’s usually cumulative layers of dysfunction building over time.
Here’s what I see over and over:
Fatigue is rarely one single issue. It’s usually layers of stressors, stacking on top of each other.
That’s why you can do “everything right” and still feel tired—because you’re trying to fix the top layer while the deeper layers are still running the show.
Layer 1: Your system gets overloaded over time
This can be from daily-life exposures, constant stress, not enough recovery, and a body that isn’t clearing things well anymore.
Layer 2: Digestion stops doing its job well
When your body is overloaded, digestion is one of the first places it shows up. Because digestion takes a lot of energy. So if your system is already stretched, it starts cutting corners.
And here’s the big one people miss: If you aren’t breaking down food well, you can’t utilize what you’re eating the way you should which zaps your energy.
So you can be eating “healthy” and still feel like you’re running on empty.
Layer 3: Your immune system stays in a reactive and allergic state
When the body is under constant strain, the immune system can stay on high alert. Fatigue can be from an allergic state even if you don't know you have allergies! You are more reactive to things, in general.
This is where people start saying: “I swear everything sets me off now.”
Layer 4: Your body has a harder time keeping up with what it used to handle
When digestion is weak and the immune system is reactive, the body has less capacity for protecting itself and it has to work harder to maintain things. Fatigue that doesn’t match the amount of sleep
Layer 5: Finally, something shows up clearly on paper and you get abnormal labs but you can feel exhausted long before it shows up in labs!
For some people, this is when labs finally flag. But the fatigue didn’t start when the labs changed.The fatigue started way earlier.
That’s why waiting for a test to “prove” it can keep people stuck. Why “everything right” can still backfire. This part matters, and it explains why so many people feel like nothing works.
Examples:
You push intense workouts because you’re “being disciplined,” but your body doesn’t recover and you crash harder.
You keep cutting foods to “be clean,” and now you’re stressed, restricted, and still tired.
You add supplement after supplement, and now your system feels irritated instead of supported.
This isn’t because those things are bad. It’s because timing and order matter. When the body is overloaded, it doesn’t need more pressure. It needs the load reduced and the body supported in a way it can actually handle.
The most common reason people stay tired: guessing. A lot of fatigue plans are built on guesswork. Try this. Try that. Add this. Remove that. Wait. Hope. Repeat.
And when you’re tired, guessing feels even worse because you don’t have the energy to keep experimenting. This is why people end up saying:
- “I’ve tried everything.”
- “Nothing works for me.”
- “I get a little better and then I crash again.”
- “I can’t hold progress.”
That pattern is a clue. It usually means there’s something underneath that hasn’t been identified yet. “Why can’t I find answers anywhere?” Because fatigue sits at the intersection of a lot of systems. And most places are built to look at one system at a time.
So people bounce around:
- one specialist for one body part
- one protocol for one symptom
- one diet trend after another
- one supplement stack after another
And nobody connects the dots. But your body is connected. It's a giant game of dominoes in there.
So fatigue has to be approached like a connected problem—not a single isolated symptom.
If you’re always tired no matter what you do, it’s not because you’re failing. It’s usually because your body is carrying a load it can’t clear, and you’re only being offered symptom-level answers without understanding the real underlying reason and what to do about it!
And I’ll say this as clearly as possible:
Just because your labs are normal doesn’t mean your symptoms aren’t physical and fixable! Don't you want to know what's really going on in there?
Next step: If you are local to the Phoenix, AZ area, go to this link to find out more about holistic solutions to address the underlying cause of your symptoms and how to remove what's "in the way" of your body working the way it's supposed to. Meds might squash some symptoms—but they don’t fix WHY this is happening. Isn’t it time to finally resolve it instead of managing it?
If you are not local to the Phoenix, AZ area, then click here to check out all of your options! You’ll get the exact steps you need to take, plus support from me to guide you every step of the way!
xo Monica 🦋 Treat the Source: where we reveal all of the hidden causes of your mystery symptoms!
Educational content only. This is not medical advice and isn’t meant to diagnose, treat, or cure any condition.
