Being overwhelmed, especially by simple tasks that you used to be able to accomplish easily.
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Updated 1 year ago,January 16, 2024
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1.Everything irritates you, stresses you out.
You tend to procrastinate at the smallest of tasks.
There is this constant urge to just run away.
Also, there is this feeling of isolation, and low self-esteem and low confidence.
A desire to do nothing every weekend because you dont have the energy.
Apathy towards work and things that used to motivate you to drive your career forward.
Eventually, you accept that work is your life and you just dont care.
At that point, youre burnt out.
4.Every little thing irritates you in your daily life.
5.When you begin to dread doing a task that you at one time took delight in doing.
6.Not being able to make a decision; even as simple as what to get for lunch.
I dont remember taking some classes.
8.Thinking that getting an injury would be nice.
I could stop working for a while.
9.Desperately wanting to take a nap; especially at the most inconvenient time.
10.More focus on completion than quality.
11.Sudden increase in sick days (specifically sick days, not so much vacation or planned days).
12.Decrease in communication in general.
14.Out of nowhere pure hatred wells up for your colleague(s).
15.Irritable, all the time, work, home, everywhere.
I cant do this anymore but I cant just stop.
I need a new way to approach this.
21.Forgetting to do everyday things (eat, shower, take medication).
22.Inability to hear what someone is saying unless Im actively trying to pay attention and listen.
23.Excessive anxiety and existential dread.
24.Inability to relax: the compulsion to always be doing something productive, usually menial shit around the house.
25.Being overwhelmed, especially by simple tasks that you used to be able to accomplish easily.
26.Quick to anger over stupid crap that doesnt mean anything.
27.Crying on your way to/from work.
28.Constant feeling of sadness, depression level sadness.
29.You couldnt care less if you hit goals or not.
30.Less attention to detail than you normally would have.
31.Shortcuts / more mistakes.
32.The feeling of just keeping your head above the water.
You survived today, and it was rough.
So rough you cant enjoy anything.
And you dread waking up tomorrow to do it again.
Maybe Im just over-reacting?
