I remember growing up saying I’m tired and my mom would respond something along the lines of “you’re always tired” or “you need to take vitamins”. Pretty sure it got to a point where my mom was like we need to take you to the doctor to make sure you’re okay. Which, of course, I was fine but that led me to thinking I can no longer express how tired I felt. I believed for a while that I needed to have an on- the-go and ready for anything attitude. I interpreted being tired as a weakness for a while.
As I’ve been on this journey of exploring my feelings and embracing how I feel, I wanted to dedicate a post to exhaustion. This couldn’t be a better time. Summer is winding down; work is ramping up and I’m feeling the pressure. My exhaustion is much more than just lack of sleep. I’m feeling mentally, emotionally and yes, physically exhausted. I know that I should be getting more sleep, eating healthier and making time to relax, but the idea of accomplishing all of that seems daunting in itself.
I don’t talk too much about the specific work I do, other than when the big campaign is done and I’m proud of an ad/ TV commercial that’s out in the world. But that :30 -:60 commercial takes roughly 6-12 months of planning, creating and producing. I’m in the weeds of a campaign right now and to be perfectly transparent, work has been rough. I absolutely love the work I do and the people I work with, but busy season can mean working weekends and 15 to 16-hour days. I’m feeling exhaustion from work, from communicating with people, from problem-solving and the overall pressure to give my absolute best performance and service to others. If I’m working on my laptop and talking to clients all day, the last thing I want to do is talk to my parents, family, or friends. I feel like my emotions take the back seat through all of this because there simply doesn’t feel like there’s enough hours in the day to feel my feelings and get my job done and do the easy stuff like eat and shower. Anyone else feel this way?
I’m going to keep this post short today because I’m tired?. I just wanted to share how I’m feeling in case any of you also can relate. Feeling exhausted is okay and normal. Let’s all use up our vacation days, find some time to relax and go a little easy on ourselves every now and then. We owe it to our bodies.
