Psychological exhaustion weakens us physically and mentally. Is this a dimension that arises from “several”: many decisions, many intrusive thoughts, a lot of work, many obligations, many interruptions, a lot of anxiety?At the same time, it is also a reflection of several “small”: little quality time for oneself, few hours of sleep, little inner peace?
We have all lived this situation at some point in our lives, this wear and tear at all levels, it is important to be aware that a tired, psychologically depleted brain works and responds to stimuli in another way, as well and curiously, neuroscientist Matthew Walker was able to demonstrate at the laboratory level that mentally tired people have a more negative perception of their reality , besides that they are much more emotionally sensitive.
- Sometimes you’re just tired.
- Exhausted and powerless in this lonely corner of discouragement.
- Where everything loses its raison d’e miss.
- Its brilliance.
- Its spontaneity?.
On the other hand, one aspect that sometimes leads us to be wrong is to think that this psychological exhaustion is essentially due to a fateful accumulation of mistakes, bad decisions, failures or disappointments, is not true. Most of the time, fatigue is the direct result of an excessive amount of tasks and activities that one inadvertently assumes.
We have all heard this phrase that says that the perception of our reality sometimes depends on how we see the glass, whether it is half full or half empty, however, in relation to that, we could frame the question in another way. How much water could you drink if you had that glass in your hand? Sometimes one more drop is enough to fill the glass and reach the limit of our strength.
Carlos is happy with his life. In fact, he couldn’t want anything else, he’s a graphic designer, he loves his work, he has a couple he loves a lot and, besides, he’s just a father, everything around you is rewarding and there’s no bigger however, as the days go by, he realizes it’s harder to make decisions, his mood is more erratic , you can’t concentrate and even have trouble falling asleep.
He feels unable to understand what’s going on. Everything’s fine, in fact you should feel happier than ever. However, there is a type of sensor in your mind that says “something is wrong”. If we had an external observer in this story, I could explain several things that would be of great help to our protagonist.
One of them is that Carlos has the feeling that many things happen at the same time in his life: a promotion at work, new professional projects and clients to take care of, a child, a mortgage, consolidating a personal stage in which they want (and demand) that everything be “perfect” All this forms a constellation in which “very little” do an excess in your head , jeopardizing your ability to control. His mental exhaustion is evident and exhausting. Then we’ll see how mental fatigue affects our lives.
“Sleep is a good mattress against tiredness. -John Rulfo-
Eric Hoffer said the worst fatigue comes from work not worked. That is a great truth. Sometimes a true exhaustion is formed by everything we want to do and not do, by all those daily goals that we have set and have not been able to achieve, which are frustrated because our level of demand or environmental pressures are very high.
In the end, the drop fills the glass and the glass is full enough, that’s when we move away from everything. So what we have to do in these cases, first of all, is to become aware of what is happening, psychological exhaustion is there and we must prevent the “creature” from becoming bigger, darker and more oppressive. Then we will think about the next dimensions, those steps that we need to implement.
In conclusion, we know that our reality is increasingly demanding, that sometimes we want to do everything, however, it never hurts to remember an idea, we are made of skin, flesh, heart and psychological tendons that must be nourished with quality time. We will learn to prioritize, to take care of ourselves as we deserve?