Why Do I Feel Fine One Day and Completely Off the Next?
A few weeks ago, I had one of those days that didn’t make sense. Nothing was wrong. My schedule was normal, I had enough sleep, and there was nothing urgent I needed to deal with. On paper, it should have been an easy day to move through. But it wasn’t. Everything felt slightly heavier than usual. Conversations took more effort; even replying to simple messages felt like something I had to push myself to do, and I remember sitting in front of my screen, knowing exactly what needed to be done, but not quite feeling connected to any of it. At first, I responded the way most of us do. I tried to fix it. I told myself to focus, to stop overthinking, to just get on with it. For a while, I managed to push through, but the more I forced it, the more resistance I felt. By the end of the day, I wasn’t just tired, I was frustrated with myself for not being able to function the way I had the day before. The next morning, everything shifted again. The environment was the same, my routine had...
