Published on 12, July, 2020
Had a real burst of energy this week after making the decision to quit teaching. Felt like a new man and was able to do things I couldnt normally do. Now after having two occasions of socialising in two days I feel utterely burned out and crashing, like I cant do anything but sit in my pyjamas.Does anyone else identify with this:?
yes, some days feel manic, can't concentrate on anything and feel like I'm 'running hot' like an overheating engine, heart racing, adrenaline, jittery, tense, same stuff going round and round in my head, most other days, dread, struggling to get out of bed and everything is like fighting through treacle. Struggle to get anything done.
High stress = you can't sit still, nothing is going in, conversations etc., everything is a blur, but there is stuff you have to deal with. Next minute - crash, can hardly move, feel like I could just keel over dead with exhaustion...!
maybe the decision to, as you put it quit teaching, created a kind of euphoria, like getting out of a thing you've felt trapped in/pressure cookered in. The only thing is that those kind of moments are usually followed by a crash back to earth when the reality kicks in and you have different pressures like 'ok, what now?' or whatever.
You were probably already burnt out before but the euphoria took over for a bit.