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### 2. **Mental and Emotional Causes** - **Mental Health Disorders**: Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). - **Stress**: Chronic stress, acute stressors, burnout. - **Emotional Trauma**: Grief, major life changes, emotional abuse. |
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### 3. **Lifestyle Factors** Poor Sleep - Irregular sleep schedule, poor sleep environment, excessive screen time before bed. - **Physical Inactivity**: Sedentary lifestyle, lack of regular exercise. - **Poor Diet**: Unbalanced diet, excessive caffeine or alcohol consumption, dehydration. - **Overexertion**: Physical overexertion, overtraining in athletes. |
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### 4. **Environmental Causes**
- **Workplace Issues**: Long working hours, high job demands, lack of breaks, poor ergonomics.
- **Environmental Toxins**: Exposure to chemicals, pollutants, and toxins in the environment.
- **Extreme Temperatures**: Heat exhaustion, hypothermia.
### 5. **Medical Treatments**
- **Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy**: Common in cancer treatment.
- **Surgery**: Post-operative fatigue, anesthesia effects.
- **Chronic Medication Use**: Long-term use of medications with sedative effects.
### 6. **Neurological Causes**
- **Multiple Sclerosis (MS)**: Fatigue is a common symptom.
- **Parkinson’s Disease**: Includes physical and mental fatigue.
- **Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)**: Persistent, unexplained fatigue lasting six months or more.
### 7. **Hormonal Imbalances**
- **Menopause**: Hormonal changes leading to fatigue.
- **Pregnancy**: Especially in the first and third trimesters.
### 8. **Other Causes**
- **Autoimmune Disorders**: Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis.
- **Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)**: Also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
- **Post-Viral Fatigue**: Fatigue following a viral infection, including long COVID.