AMERICANS SPEND NEARLY 1,500 HOURS FEELING TIRED YEARLY

The average American spends 1,460 hours a year feeling tired, according to new research.

A survey of 2,000 adults looked at how they deal with their symptoms of tiredness and found that respondents feel tired four hours a day and nearly a third feel tired even more than average (31%).

In fact, a third of those surveyed “always” or “often” still feel tired even after a good night’s sleep.

Conducted by Talker Research for MD Live, the survey found that 58% said feeling tired often keeps them from enjoying life.

Fifty-eight percent of those surveyed said that tiredness has caused them to avoid social interactions, leading a third to skip events (34%) and 27% to cancel plans with family or friends.

For people living with chronic disease, it can be even worse. The survey also included 1,000 respondents who reported suffering from a chronic disease, including diabetes, obesity or hypertension, among other conditions.

Compared to those who do not suffer from a chronic disease, these respondents reported being tired two extra hours a day, avoiding social interaction more because of their illness (64% vs. 51%) and having a more difficult time enjoying life (66% vs 50%).

Dealing with these feelings trickles into the weekend for respondents, too, as the average American spends 27% of their weekend recuperating from the previous week.

For chronic disease sufferers, 40% have skipped events and a third (33%) have canceled plans with loved ones due to their feelings of extreme tiredness.

But recuperation doesn’t always mean relaxing. Respondents find themselves procrastinating chores (32%) and staying in bed (30%) when they feel tired.

Moreover, those surveyed shared that they end up skipping exercising (21%) or avoiding cooking (20%) when tiredness hits.

Still, 33% of those surveyed say they push through their feelings of tiredness.

While the average person says “I’m tired” out loud three times a day, many respondents prefer to hide their feelings from others. In fact, one in seven say “I’m fine” to others every day —even if they don’t always mean it.

By SWNS /// nypost.com