Pandemic fatigue
- Difficulty with focused and sustained attention
- Feeling irritable or more easily frustrated
- Lack of energy; easily tired
- Pit or knot in stomach
- Not keeping up with regular tasks and chores
- Not listening when people are talking to you
- Feeling blah: as one client said, not up not down, just blah
- Running late for appointments or canceling plans
- Feeling overwhelmingly behind with stuff that needs to get done
- Endless online scrolling
- Losing track of time
- Physical symptoms: Health professionals are seeing a significant increase in patients with bruxism, migraines, body aches and pains, insomnia, gastrointestinal issues, hair loss, and skin problems
- Poor hygiene when you don’t have to leave the house
- Not responding to emails or phone calls
Check out these small steps to take when you feel like you are in a rut.
