Tiredness

I've come to realize that humans use "tiredness" as a rather generic term for a variety of drained states. That is, tiredness is used interchangeably to describe a state of sleepiness (lack of sleep), being drained (emotionally drained) or exhaustion (physical tiredness from activity). For me, the terms are independent, which means that one can be any number of the three at a time, or even all of the above. Unfortunately, the propensity to use the generic term irks me from its ambiguity.

The distinction is important to me, because there are different remedies for "tiredness". If one is sleepy, one sleeps. If one is tired, one merely rests. And if one is feeling down, one needs cheering up. The problem is when one doesn't distinguish between the problems and winds up using the wrong solution. That certainly does not improve the situation. As always, I figure that self-awareness is a big deal and it can certainly help improve one's well-being.