Case Lab · Type A · Foundation

F48

Exhausted by a short walk

For the past eight months, Helena, 44, has experienced profound mental and physical fatigue after even minor exertion — a short walk or an hour of reading leaves her needing to rest for the remainder of the day, without full recovery even after a full night's sleep. She has been thoroughly medically investigated, with normal thyroid function, blood counts, and other relevant tests, and a psychiatric assessment found no significant low mood, anhedonia, or other depressive-episode symptoms — her main and persistent complaint is the fatigue itself.