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If you are emotionally spent, there are several signs and symptoms that you may experience in your daily life, including:
• Feeling negative, hopeless, helpless about your situation and feeling unable to resolve your issues
• Mental exhaustion and low energy level
• Reduced work performance
• Low motivation and low concentration to tackle responsibilities and to-do lists
• Increased emotional reactivity
1. | Build awareness around your emotional exhaustion |
2. | Reach out to your social network for support |
3. | Get enough sleep and rest |
4. | Get sufficient exercise and nutrition |
5. | Use relaxation techniques |
6. | Focus on the present |
7. | Practice gratitude |
8. | Focus on what you can control |
9. | Adopt a neutral perspective |
10. | Remember your strengths |
11. | Use positive self-talk |
12. | Limit substance use |
13. | Delegate tasks where possible and ask for help |
14. | Implement assertiveness and conflict resolution skills |
15. | Build in more time for hobbies and leisure activities |
16. | Talk to your doctor about your concerns |
17. | Seek out support from a mental health professional |
While it may feel impossible to recover from being emotionally drained, it is important to recognise that you have the tools and skills available to you to help you get back control over your life as you navigate the world around you.
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