It can be extremely difficult to distinguish depression from exhaustion in large part because there is so much crossover. Additionally, depression causes feelings of exhaustion. Both depression and exhaustion lead to feeling of sluggishness, difficulty concentrating, lack of motivation, and negative self-talk. Both also cause muscle fatigue and whole body tiredness. Difficulty sleeping can exacerbate…

Extreme exhaustion is a mix of physical, emotional, and mental fatigue. Emotional fatigue is often caused by stress or ongoing emotional challenges such as difficult interpersonal relationships, challenging family dynamics, financial worries, or trouble at work. Emotional fatigue contributes to mental and physical fatigue by disrupting sleep and making it really difficult to wind down…

Being a pessimist is an extremely painful state of mind. Always bracing for the worst is emotionally exhausting. The advice of “just look on the bright side” is most helpful. There are specific steps that you can take to improve your emotional resiliency and change your mindset. Check out my post on improving emotional reliance….