Being Tired is a State of Mind: My Philosophy

For many years I have said that being tired is a state of mind. I feel that the only way one becomes tired is if they let themselves, into that realm of thinking. If one truly believes they are not tired, then why should they be? According to Wisegeek.com, it is said that we as humans only use 10% of our brains; reason being, we don't use every neuron in our brains. So what about the other 90%? Imagine if we did use every neuron. The question that comes into question is what would we be capable of?

Have you ever been tired while doing some work and got up to throw some cold water on your face, or walk around and stretch. These things are done to wake one's body up out of a sleeping state. If one can train one's body to stay up for a few minutes at a time, then why is it not possible to train one's body to never become tired, or rest when one is ready? If the other 90% of neurons are not used, then why not use them to keep one from falling asleep.

Histamine and epinephrine are chemicals in the body which keeps one awake. According to Dictionary.com, Epinephrine is a form of adrenaline. When you throw ice cold water on your face, your heart starts pumping and you become more aware. Your body is in shock and on guard; your adrenaline has risen, allowing you to wake up. With that said, let's take a look at a sports athlete. Competitive sports athletes have the capabilities of controlling their adrenaline. Yes, they can get an adrenaline rush but they have ways to cope with that, whether it being listening to music or simply zoning out. When they want their adrenaline to take over they let it do so, like when a football player makes an earth rattling hit or a basketball player makes a sporadic dunk, which leaves the fans in the arena in an erratic state. Serotonin and dopamine are chemicals which put one to sleep. Narcoleptics have lower levels a serotonin and dopamine. This is one of the many reasons that they stay awake.