I have been experiencing this level of stress that has made me have to stop and acknowledge it. I have a fairly high pain tolerance, and this also leads to a high tolerance to stress. However, my body will begin to tell me when things have reached enough, and I am there. Fatigue like I've never experienced before, stress in my jaw which is causing some TMJ swelling (this by the way is extremely painful). I was doing my regular workout and discovered it had really become a "workout". Considering I have been at the gym for three months now I was a bit perplexed. Then I realized between not eating that healthy and the stress I didn't have the physical energy to give my workout 100%.
Slowing down is not easy for me to do. I am definitely a workaholic and will push myself to get the job done. Facing and accepting burn out is also not easy for me to do. But, a friend pointed out the other night that she was burnt out and explained some of her symptoms. It was enlightening for me as it helped bring awareness to how burnt out I am and have become.
Now to take the steps to make the changes, unfortunately, to make these steps means more work lies ahead. It will take effort to get the necessary follow up things done to get things off my plate. There is a life lesson in all of this, and I hope it will help me get on a more beneficial track for life.
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