Dr. Tabatha Barber explains how negative self-talk stresses your adrenal glands and flattens cortisol levels. A healthy cortisol curve rises in the morning and tapers through the day. When burned out, your body stops producing it, leaving you unable to get out of bed.
You will destroy your health with your words. Watch what you say to yourself. This was my adrenals when I was burnt out. So this is one of my favorite tests we do with patients called Dutch dried urine testing for comprehensive hormones. Right here, down on the right corner, this gray shaded area, that is what a healthy cortisol pattern looks like. You should wake up with it low, a half hour later it should steadily increase. That's your body's natural cup of coffee. You don't need coffee, although I love it. And then it comes down gradually through the day as your energy requirements start to wind down. You're actually supposed to wind down in the evening. You're not supposed to work till— where is she— till 10, 11, 12 o'clock. Um, this was me. I was this line down here. I, I wasn't making cortisol anymore because my body finally said, "We're done with you. You're crazy and we're not going to respond. We're going to tune you out. We're not going to respond." And that feels like, "I can't get out of bed. I can't heal. I can't do anything." Cortisol is necessary, but you don't need to make it all day long, excessive amounts, and you don't need to burn it out to the point you can't make any.
