@j.w.therapy: 1. Small things are starting to feel disproportionately difficult, a delayed reply, an unexpected change of plans or one more thing being added to your to-do list can leave you feeling completely overwhelmed, it's not necessarily that the situation is enormous, it's that you have very little room left to absorb anything else 2. You're getting through the day, but you're not really enjoying it, you're working, replying to messages, seeing people and keeping up with responsibilities, from the outside, everything looks fairly normal, but internally, it feels like you're just moving from one thing to the next without ever really being present 3. You find yourself wanting everyone to leave you alone, even the people you love, you care about them, but conversation feels like effort, making plans feels exhausting and even enjoyable social situations can leave you craving some time by yourself 4. You can't seem to switch your brain off, even when you finally have time to rest, you're replaying conversations, thinking about tomorrow, remembering things you've forgotten and mentally preparing for problems that haven't happened, your body might be still, but your mind never really gets a break 5. You don't feel particularly happy or particularly sad, you're just a bit numb, disconnected or indifferent to things that would normally matter to you, sometimes emotional exhaustion doesn't look like falling apart, it looks like gradually losing the ability to feel much of anything One of the difficult things about emotional exhaustion is that you can become so accustomed to functioning under pressure that you stop recognising how much it's costing you. You don't have to reach breaking point before you take your wellbeing seriously. And just because you're managing doesn't mean you're not struggling. If you need support, get in touch, and if I can help, I will. #emotionalexhaustion #burnoutrecovery #mentalload #nervoussystemtips #therapisttips

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