Flat tiredness
Tired
Also known as fatigued
Strength 2 of 4
Lower on energy than you would like after effort or too little sleep, still able to carry on but wanting to stop and rest.
In the body
- Heavy arms and legs
- Eyes that sting or ache
- Slower movements
- Slumping in the chair
Needs behind it
Softer and stronger
Often confused with
Lethargic
Tired follows effort or lost sleep and rest restores it; lethargic is a sluggish heaviness that can settle in even when you have done little.
Sad
Tired is a body or mind low on energy that rest can restore; sad is a heaviness of the heart that rest alone does not lift.
Weary
Tired is low energy in the body that rest can restore; weary is tiredness of spirit from something that has gone on too long.