What Kind of Tired Are You, Really?
For a long time, I thought I was just tired. Not emotionally overwhelmed. Not burned out. Just… tired. I slept, I slowed my schedule, I tried to be “gentler” with myself. And still, something felt off. My mind felt thick. Conversations required effort. Decisions that used to feel simple suddenly felt heavy. What confused me most was this: I wasn’t sad, and I wasn’t obviously stressed, yet rest didn’t seem to touch the exhaustion. It took me years to realize I wasn’t dealing with one kind of tiredness. I was switching between two, without knowing how to tell them apart. Why This Question Matters More Than You Think When you don’t know what kind of tired you’re experiencing, you apply the wrong fix. You rest when what you need is emotional relief. You try to process feelings when your mind is already overloaded. You slow down and wonder why nothing improves. This is why people can do “all the right things”, sleep more, take breaks, reduce their schedule, and still feel depleted. I...
