hey everyone and welcome to top tank today we're going to learn about ten signs you're emotionally
exhausted now let's begin number one asking the impossible does every little thing feel
impossible like this overwhelming hurdle that you'll never overcome this destructive mindset
is a hallmark of emotional exhaustion because nothing fades faster than your motivation when
you're feeling fatigued positivity and enthusiasm disappear so it's incredibly difficult to inspire
yourself that's why you feel lazy defeated and intimidated by almost everything on your to-do
list in general productivity is a good indicator of whether or not you're emotionally exhausted if
your motivation is getting worse and worse well there's a good chance that you're not feeling
like yourself number two emotional sensitivity how does emotional exhaustion leave you feeling
more sensitive yeah I know it sounds backwards but exhaustion actually amplifies some emotions
like sadness loneliness and frustration alright let's say you're watching a heart-wrenching movie
normally you aren't a fan of tearjerkers but for some reason this movie has you crying your eyes
out well why is that because you're overflowing with negative emotions and it doesn't take much
to get you going anything from a sappy movie to a story on the news can send you into a downward
spiral now of course you're not really crying over that movie that negativity is coming from
somewhere else in your life it could be work a stressful relationship or a new challenge
hanging over your head if you're emotionally exhausted you don't have the self-control to
hold back anymore so all that negativity comes spilling out whether you like it or not number
three since you read dullness have you noticed that food just doesn't taste as good you'll eat
your favorite meals or smell your favorite flavors but they just aren't as pleasant as they usually
are emotional exhaustion may be the reason why when you're drained you have a lower capacity for
positive emotions things like pleasure and comfort don't come naturally but you need those positive
emotions to enjoy the things you love that's what makes your favorites your favorites the influence
or improve your mood in some way but if you're exhausted even your favorite things and feel
empty number four muted expression your physical senses aren't the only things that fade emotional
exhaustion also changes the way you express yourself specifically the way you dress you
might for example wear really colorful clothing most of the time you like to let your personality
show through your individual style but emotional exhaustion takes its toll on your clothing because
you're constantly feeling stressed pessimistic or insecure so you wear clothing that reflects
your mood like blacks and Gray's in other words if you notice a shift in your style you may be
emotionally exhausted number five changes in humor sometimes exhaustion affects your sense
of humor you may normally be the kind of person who cracks jokes banners with your friends and
laughs all the time but when you're drained you're not really in the mood for laughter and that may
leave you feeling off your game if this were any other day you'd think of some funny comment to
make maybe a clever pun or a snarky comeback but for some reason nothing comes to mind it's like
you forgot how to be funny or maybe you're having the opposite problem you think of dozens of funny
things to say you're just as quick and clever as you used to be but your jokes don't seem all that
funny anymore like everything you say sounds stale so what's the problem did you really lose your
sense of humor of course not you're just as funny as you used to be and your sense of humor hasn't
changed the problem is emotional exhaustion lowers your threshold for happiness that's why smiling
laugh and socializing feel a lot less fun when you're exhausted it's harder to bond with people
you struggle with conversational rhythms and you start missing important social cues my point is
emotional exhaustion keeps you feeling down in the dumps and it fogs up your sense of humor
so if you're not laughing as much as you used to you may be emotionally worn down number 6 missing
deadlines when you're emotionally exhausted you're not the most reliable person in the world because
things like responsibilities and deadlines tend to slip your mind this might be extremely out
of character for you you may be the type of employee who never misses a beat and always
turns their work in ahead of schedule but that's because you're on top of your work you're feeling
motivated and productive so it's much easier to keep your head above water on the other hand if
you're emotionally exhausted you may find yourself drowning in your work you may feel overwhelmed for
days or weeks at a time so little things start slipping through the cracks you forget about a
spreadsheet you were supposed to make or a meeting you were supposed to go to and they're not much on
their own but over time these small mistakes add up and really affect your performance so
don't let your slip-ups go unnoticed if you're suddenly missing deadlines there's a good chance
you're emotionally exhausted number 7 explosive reactions are you more irritable than ever do
the smallest things bug you for no reason it's like all of your patience has just flown out
the window you may be calm and collected most of the time but now the tiniest inconveniences leave
you feeling frustrated and angry the problem is you're emotionally exhausted and that exhaustion
is draining your patience and turning every tiny delay into a huge problem all right let's
say for example you're waiting in line at the store you've only been waiting for five minutes
you hit you feel like screaming at the top of your lungs or maybe you're at home browsing on
your computer normally if a video takes a few extra seconds to load you wouldn't care you'd
wait for it to finish then enjoy the video when it's ready but this time every second pause makes
you want to explode or crawl back into bed or both so why does emotional exhaustion trigger
these explosive reactions often times it has nothing to do with the problem itself some kind
of stress or negativities been building up for a long time and it's leaving you on the verge
of an outburst so that small problem is like the straw that breaks the camel's back you overreact
not because you're actually angry but because all that pent-up frustration is searching for a
way out number eight a long time when was the last time that you had a few days to yourself to relax
the way you wanted to if you can't remember you're probably feeling emotionally drained
many people fill their lives to the brim with work friends and other social events they pack
their schedules and make plans with everybody but find themselves feeling tired faster than
they expect why is that because they don't leave any room in their schedule for themselves they're
so focused on their external selves that they start neglecting their internal selves that's
why alone time is so crucial especially if you want to prevent emotional exhaustion think about
how sleep recharges your brain after a long day solitude does the same thing for your emotions so
make sure you're getting the alone time you need to relax and recover number nine too much work as
you're scheduled jumped into overdrive recently have you been pouring your heart and soul into a
new project this is very common among people who are emotionally exhausted they spend nights and
weekends mulling over a project without realizing how it's affecting their mentality many people try
to separate their emotions from their work the truth is you can't really have one without the
other we do our best work when we get invested in something but investing in a project takes a whole
lot of effort in an ideal world you could give everything you have to every project you could
function at a hundred and ten percent all the time that's the reason so many people feel emotionally
exhausted they work too hard for too long and their brain never catches a break number 10 a
scattered brain do you have a hard time focusing are you jumping from task to task or interest
to interest people who are emotionally exhausted struggle to maintain their concentration no matter
what they're working on you could be grinding through busy work enjoying your favorite passion
or project or just flipping through the channels on your TV no matter what you're doing your brain
refuses to stay put so why are you feeling so scatterbrained well emotional exhaustion does a
number on your attention in fact when your brain is feeling drained your attention span is at an
all-time low because the tired brain has trouble controlling or disciplining itself that's why
attention fades so quickly ah but here's the most interesting part when you can't focus on something
your brain tries to compensate you end up jumping from task to task because your brain is hoping one
of them will stick now of course that rarely ever works more often than not you end up running into
the same issue over and over again flipping through dozens of channels until realizing
hey you didn't want to watch anything in the first place so pay attention the next time you're having
trouble concentrating if you can't spend more than 15 minutes on something the problem isn't your
work ethic or self-discipline 9 times out of 10 you're just emotionally exhausting hey thank you
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