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Exhaustion and burnout

Leetom1999

I feel very exhausted randomly in work for no apparent reason. I have spikes of confidence and motivation when something important arises as I have great determination to get things done. However I always feel burnt out after performing extremely simple tasks and just find myself staring into space and zoning out. Anyone else experience this?

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  • I seem to have more burnout than productivity recently. The distractions and obstacles seem so compelling. And the sound of the guy opposite me gulping water makes me want to scream. Can't....... Knuckle...... Down....... 

    My project just seems to be words jumping around on a screen.  Plus my eyes get really tired. Hope its just a glitch I'm going through. 

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  • I seem to have more burnout than productivity recently. The distractions and obstacles seem so compelling. And the sound of the guy opposite me gulping water makes me want to scream. Can't....... Knuckle...... Down....... 

    My project just seems to be words jumping around on a screen.  Plus my eyes get really tired. Hope its just a glitch I'm going through. 

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  • in reply to Plectrum

    I delivered a massive project last year, on time etc. But I sit here wondering how on earth I did it and when I will ever get my drive and sharpness back. 

  • in reply to Plectrum

    Hmmm. I know this feeling so well my friend. Every day is a roller coaster of demand avoidance interspersed with precious minutes of focus.

    It took me until 3 o’clock today to achieve anything worthwhile. I was walking through the office wondering how much work everyone else had achieved compared to me.

    Yesterday I was chatting to the Occ Health nurse (she has an ASD brother so she is sympathetic) and she was asking if I need to consider whether I am in the right job. It’s a question I’ve been running from.

    It may well be that my job used to be the right one before I fell into the pit that meno-mania (peri-menopause) is. My executive function seems to have deteriorated so far I’m not even sure if work adaptations will permit me to stay in my role.

    It’s difficult when you’ve questioned your abilities your whole life rather than being supremely confident. Will I ever be as capable as I used to be again? Will I be forced to resign? Will I be taken down the capability route? How can I defend myself when even I doubt my own capabilities? I just don’t know.

    Sometimes I think I can get control and other times I’m spinning out of control and frozen with anxiety.

  • in reply to Plectrum

    I have ups and downs, maybe your a bit like me and if so you will no doubt find something to lift your spirits.