Seemingly simple tasks, often not so simple in reality

It’s been quite some time since I’ve had the confidence to write on this forum. Hopefully you’ll have me back again.

I’m feeling the all too familiar signs of burn out once more and it’s having its impact on my speech and co-ordination again. These are the moments I really start to feel trapped inside my own head.

Today has, in fact these past few weeks have, been rough. All the simple stuff is not really happening for me at the moment. Today I was scheduled to attend a training event with my colleagues from work. 10 minute drive. We all used our sat navs. They all got there, I did not. I drove round for an hour and ended up at a farm, rather than the building I was headed for.


‘You have arrived at your destination’  

No, I’ve arrived at a cattle shed.

The frustration from this for me comes from the fact that we all used the same app and typed in the same thing. I even spent the time to check with a couple of colleagues before setting off. We all got the same results. How did everyone else get there? Why did this seemingly simple task elude me? Why was it just me that had to make the embarrassing apology to my employer? Events like these really get me down.

I’m trying not to let it get on top of me, as I’ve been working really hard on my self esteem, but in moments like these I feel exhausted and utterly worthless. Can anyone relate?

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  • I always research roads, on Google Maps, before heading off; rather than use a Sat Nav. But I managed to get to Ballymena, last Thursday, for my car's MOT, in spite of taking the wrong entry at a mini-roundabout. I was able to decipher where I was en route towards.

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  • I always research roads, on Google Maps, before heading off; rather than use a Sat Nav. But I managed to get to Ballymena, last Thursday, for my car's MOT, in spite of taking the wrong entry at a mini-roundabout. I was able to decipher where I was en route towards.

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