From the Blurt It team, depression support service: 


We don't know about you, but we’re so tired at the moment. Oh gosh, are we tired.
 
As we fumble our way through another foggy-brain day, clumsily making mistakes as our balance falters, fine motor skills slip, and sleep-deprived eyes don’t focus quite as they should, we berate ourselves. 
 
Why am I tired?! We say to ourselves multiple times a day. I shouldn’t be this tired. What is wrong with me?! Everyone else can just cope so why can’t I? 
 
The more tired we become, the harder we push ourselves, and the harder it is to stop pushing ourselves. Things take longer because we keep making mistakes. A brief thought pops up: perhaps rest would be a good idea? But that thought is quickly shushed. We tell ourselves that we don’t need rest, we need to push through. 
 
If we pause for a moment and look back at the last few years, it’s not really surprising that we’re tired. So much has happened and continues to happen. For many of us, the latest “stuff” in our lives just adds to the teetering pile of "stuff" we were already dealing with. We're exhausted.
 
As our underlying anxieties go up, our coping reserves go down. Many of us haven’t had the respite we might normally use to top our reserves back up. Anxiety can affect our sleep, muscles, memory, digestive system, concentration… the list goes on.
 
The thing is, this tiredness isn’t our fault, and though there are many reasons for us to feel tired, ultimately the reason doesn’t really matter, because if we're tired, then we deserve to rest, no matter what the cause is.
 
You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to put down whatever it is you’re doing. You are allowed to lower your expectations. You are allowed to step back from things. You are allowed to say no. You are allowed to prioritise sleep. You are allowed to have an early night. You are allowed to watch TV without doing something else at the same time.
 
We’re sending restful vibes your way.

The Blurt Team &lt;3