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Feeling like the beginning of burnout

BeccaLovesBreakfast

Sorry, another post from me. Struggled today with feeling emotionally fragile. And then I had just enough energy when I got back home to start cooking the prepped meal (can't remember the name but it's a veggie version of hello fresh) only to discover that the gnocchi hadn't been put in the bag. So I turned the oven off and cycled to the shop. 

I could smell the oil from the fish and chip shop next door, the music was too loud, there was too many people and the gnocchi wasn't where I expected it to be. The queue was so long at the till so I couldn't ask a staff member where it was and I could just feel myself getting more and more overwhelmed. Oh and there was a car alarm beeping outside the shop as well.

Logically I was telling myself I could solve this problem, and just buy something else for dinner, but my little rat brain was just sitting there going 'gnocchi gnocchi gnocchi' on repeat and I couldn't think what else to have.

I don't even like gnocchi that much! I was only having it because I got given the meal prep package. Anyway I managed to wander around the store until I found another gnocchi packet and buy it without crying but when I got home I was just so overwhelmed and exhausted I just ordered food in

  • in reply to Take5

    Thank you. I shared a lamb bhuna curry with my neighbour (I was supposed to be cooking dinner for us both).

    Sometimes removing ourselves from a situation can be the best thing at that time. Sometimes we are better equipped to deal with things at certain times but not at others. I have certainly stayed at parties or out in town because I was afraid of leaving the group, when really I should have had the courage to say, no this is enough for me, I'm going to go home now.

  • in reply to A=BCD

    Thank you for understanding. Unfortunately tomorrow is one of my busy days when I work in the morning and the afternoon. I might be able to have a nap at lunchtime though and I will try to be gentle on myself.

  • Becca 

    Sorry you had that experience which obviously caused you distress. 
    whatever you ordered in I hope it gave you some comfort and you are feeling more regulated now. 
    I had a bad experience Saturday just gone and felt very overwhelmed, I wasn’t as brave as you as I removed myself from the situation and went home. 

    take care

  • Hello Becca, so sorry to hear how you're feeling right now—it sounds like you had a really tough day. It's completely understandable to feel emotionally fragile, especially when everything seems to pile up like that. The sensory overload with the loud music, the smell from the fish and chip shop, and the chaos of the store can make even the simplest tasks feel monumental and overwhelming.

    It's been a tough day for you but you navigated through -something to be proud of!- it and now you can rest up and recover. After a busy day like that I spend the whole night and most of the next day recovering.

    Take care, be kind to yourself and I hope tomorrow is a brighter day for you!

  • in reply to SpikeyMark

    Thank you. Yes, the food should keep. I don't have the meal subscription, I got this one bag from someone who couldn't use it. I had already put the oil in the oven tray to cook the veggies but hadn't actually chopped anything before I realised the gnocchi was missing. I managed to chop a courgette and roasted that so I can add that to a meal tomorrow.

  • Will the food keep for tomorrow? It won't be as fresh, but it means that you won't have wasted your time. I guess you get another meal tomorrow from the subscription? Is there a day it doens't come. Anyway, enough of my problem solving. I hope you get a good night.