Why do I sleep so excessively?

I am not sure what is going on with me, but lately I have been sleeping so much. When I was a kid, I was always the last to go to sleep and the first to wake up. I always felt energetic and ready to tackle my day. Now, it seems like a struggle just roll out of bed in the morning!

Even when I go to bed early and sleep until noon the next day, I feel like I have only gotten a few hours of rest. I sit at work and all I can think about is going home and crawling back into my bed. On the weekends, I am asleep almost all day. I feel a bit guilty because it seems like I am wasting my days. Some of my close friends and family have made comments that they do not see me as much anymore. How would they react if I told them that I have been sleeping all the time?

I am not exactly sure why I have been sleeping so much. Maybe it is because of everything going on with the economy, wars, etc. Is my body just depressed? I read somewhere that all of the information that we have access to through the internet and television can sometimes overwhelm the body. Maybe that's it? Too much information?

At first, I was scared that there was something wrong with my health. I made an appointment with my physician but after days of poking around my body and tests he told me that nothing was wrong! I was definitely relieved, but still a little confused. Lately, I have been concentrating on eating right and exercising. I really hope that this will make a difference and help me to get my lazy butt out of bed!