life is highs and lows ups and downs
it's filled with successes and failures
both good moments and bad but sometimes
the bad scenes outweigh the good life
can sometimes knock us down so hard that
we feel like we'll never get back up the
good news is things will eventually get
better but until then if you've
constantly been fatigued have easily
been upset or frustrated or have been
sleeping too much or not at all who
might have been emotionally and/or
mentally exhausted so why is this the
most common reason for emotional and
mental exhaustion is prolonged excessive
stress you may have been overworking
yourself and have become worn out or
perhaps you have lost someone you were
close to here are six signs you're
emotionally and mentally exhausted one
you're easily irritated and get upset
over the little things no one wants to
experience a million situations it's
never fun to obtain an unexpected bill
receive spam emails and phone calls or
get the wrong type of drink you ordered
normally you would either just not let
these things bother you or take the
necessary steps to solve them but if
your days have been getting completely
ruined over your debit card being
declined at the store are wanting to
skip school or work because someone was
rude to you earlier it's probably not
because you're overly sensitive there's
just so many problems backed up in your
mind that just one more piece of bad
news feels like enough to blow your head
off
- you have no motivation as getting out
of bed felt like trying to move a
mountain lately have you been putting
off projects and things you've been
waiting to start time and time again you
lose motivation for many reasons some of
the most common ones being we're trying
to please everyone we're setting
unrealistic goals or we feel like what
we're doing lacks purpose when you're
emotionally exhausted you may sometimes
find it difficult to see the point to
anything
what were once easy tasks all of a
sudden seemed like back-breaking chores
this is because your overall emotional
state of being has been beaten down and
stretched out too far for too long three
you're constantly fatigued when our
mentality and emotions are exhausted our
physical selves could eventually be
affected too if you're not doing well at
the gym anymore feeling completely
drained after finishing a small homework
assignment or simply not being as
productive as you once were these are
all telltale signs you're fatigued this
often leads to apathy cynicism and
pessimism on top of that you might also
start feeling body head and stomach
aches along with a drastic change in
appetite with usually no apparent
medical reason for your having increased
illnesses according to the American
Psychological Association your immune
system becomes weakened when undergoing
mental stress from 1982 to 1992
psychologist Janice Kiko blazer an
immunologist Ronald Glaser of the Ohio
State University College of Medicine
made some interesting discoveries while
studying students every year students
immunity went down during the small
stress of the three-day exam period
according to these findings you'll be a
lot more susceptible to immune related
health problems such as infections colds
and flu during a period of mental
exhaustion
five you have insomnia you went through
an entire day of school did your chores
ran your errands and finally got your
homework done all the while undergoing
an extremely painful breakup you'd think
after being burnt out for so long you'd
have no trouble falling asleep right so
why is it you've been struggling to do
so according to the National Sleep
Foundation psychiatric conditions such
as depression and anxiety can keep your
mind spinning with fears and worries
during the silence and inactivity of
nights when we sleep our brain clears up
toxins improves our cognition and
baguettes our creativity unfortunately
when we lack sleep especially during
times of hardship our negative feelings
may amplify and could lead to even more
insomnia six you've gone numb have you
been forgetting things that are
important such as your work schedule
have you not been laughing as much as
you used to even at your favorite
comedies or if you haven't been
suffering from insomnia have you been
over sleeping these could all be signs
of what's known as detachment when we
are suffering emotionally or our
mentally drained things that you used to
care for or enjoy doing may seem to not
matter so much anymore but why do we
sometimes go numb like this
Huff line tells us that stress hormones
can flood our bodies and cause different
reactions that can lead to emotional
detachment the limbic system which is
the part of our brain that's responsible
for our emotions is often a prime target
for these stress hormones
have you been experiencing any of these
symptoms do you think that you're
undergoing emotional and mental
exhaustion let us know how you've been
feeling in the comments below and
understand that no matter what you're
going through pain is always temporary
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