With prolonged stress, often the outcome is exhaustion. Struggling with anxiety can also lead to feeling overwhelmed, unmotivated, and depressed. This is true for me. Everything takes effort and more often than not more energy than an I can muster. When I finally do something I enjoy, I don't really enjoy it and so the cycle goes. A word picture I want to share describes what I mean.Imagine a campfire once the flame has gone out. The coals are still hot but lie stil [...]
