3 O'Clock Crash

  Why is it, every day at about 3pm I have a complete energy shut down? I feel so drowsy I struggle to keep my eyes open. I yawn like crazy, I get a bit shaky and find it very difficult to concentrate on what I am doing. This makes life very difficult if I am at work as I'm sure you can imagine.





I am standing here, having fired up the kettle for a medicinal cup of tea, wondering why this happens. Why at the same time every day do I suddenly feel overcome by tiredness?
I have had some lunch, a proper one too! Jacket potato with cheese and spaghetti O's. I also had a good breakfast today so lack of food or energy can't be the problem. I had a pretty good nights sleep too until 4am when the boys woke up.

During the rest of the day I have enough energy and am running about getting jobs done and playing with the boys. Yet come 3pm, I can't keep my eyes open.
It used to be so bad that I had to stop on the school run every day for a five minute nap, just so I could get us home safely. If I have a 5 minute nap I am usually alright and able to continue as usual for the rest of the day. It is very strange.

This is a diagram of the Chinese Medicine Clock

From http://structuralevolution.org/blog/category/chinese-medicine/

According to this clock 3pm relates to Small Intestine (1-3pm) which is most affected by stress and Bladder (3-5pm) which is the organ most closely connected to the nerves.

In Chinese Medicine, energy passes through each organ at a particular time of day. At that time an organ should be working at its optimum performance. Any problem at a specific time of day could indicate an energy problem with that particular organ. This could be either a physical or emotional problem.

This is a subject I find hugely interesting so I will read up more about it and hope for a solution.

15 minutes later and I am feeling better, the tiredness is lifting. It doesn't last long but it does stop play quite effectively. I have a horrible feeling that the answer may lie in getting more sleep. All I will need to do then is work out how to explain that to the boys!!