Welcome dear reader!
I hope you are doing well but because my days are going so bad i can hope worst too, but obviously not for you for me and myself (it’s a joke don’t take it seriously), May things go well with you!
Have you ever felt that sometimes days pass the same way, but you easily get tired with doing just nothing, if you ever felt so and everyone just call you lazy, but you know you are not lazy, it’s the actual tiresome you are feeling and honestly, I’ve felt this myself. Specially these days, I wake up in the morning already tired. Not the kind of tired where you have done home cleaning or launder or you were so busy in school, the kind where your body is up, but your mind still feels heavy. Even during vacations, when there’s “nothing to do,” I find myself lying in bed in the afternoon, staring at the ceiling, feeling like I should be doing something — but I just… don’t. I used to call it laziness. But deep down, I know it’s not that. It’s this emotional weight that just doesn’t go away with rest. And the more I fight it, the more it drains me.
How being lazy is different from being exhausted?
When we talk about the different between these two terms, Lazy people usually don’t care. They have the energy, but they just don’t feel like doing anything. They may avoid work by choice, feel bored, and even have the ability to do something but simply lack the interest or motivation. It’s a state where someone chooses to remain inactive despite being capable.
on the other hand, exhausted people are slightly opposite to lazy people and different. A mentally exhausted person cares a lot, sometimes too much, but feels stuck. They want to do things, but their mind is too overwhelmed to begin. They don’t have the energy, not because they’re avoiding work, but because they’re emotionally drained. Their system is tired, not by laziness, but by stress, thoughts, and internal pressure.
Got the difference? One comes from a lack of desire and motivation. The other from a lack of emotional and mental space, and if you find yourself in the category of lazy, which you are now denying to be, “Sudhar Jao, maar khaoge”, get up and continue what your mother says you to do, I’m not saying you to do it from right now, make a target and start challenging yourself that you can do it, from small habits like start working for yourself care from now, and add some chores in it like cleaning of your room, trust you mum would definitely be happy and if people around and happy, life feels happy.
Reasons of exhaustion:
Sometimes it’s the build-up of emotional stress, heartbreak, loss, family pressure, studies, or simply having too many thoughts running all the time. When your mind doesn’t get rest, it starts to slow down. Not physically. But mentally and emotionally. You might be sitting, scrolling your phone for hours, unable to even reply to a simple text. It’s not because you don’t care. It’s because your emotional tank is empty.
What to do in this situation?
Don’t call yourself lazy
You’re not lazy, you’re just tired in a way that others can’t see. A kind of tired that doesn’t go away with one good night’s sleep. So please… stop being cruel to yourself. You’re not failing. You’re just worn out, and that’s a very human thing to be.
Do one gentle thing
You don’t need to turn your life around today. Just do one kind, soft thing for yourself. Maybe sit up, Maybe change your shirt, Maybe Walk to the balcony and let the breeze touch your face. That one tiny step, it matters. It tells your body, “I’m still here. I care.”
Avoid too much noise
The world’s already loud. Your brain doesn’t need more of it. I know it feels easier to scroll, to binge, to drown it out. But that overstimulation? It only numbs you more. Maybe, just maybe, you need five minutes of silence. Let your thoughts speak, you’ve been ignoring them for a while.
Let yourself rest, without guilt
Sleep in. Lie down. Do nothing. It’s okay. You don’t owe anyone a reason. You don’t need to apologize for feeling tired. Rest isn’t a reward, it’s your right. You’re not being dramatic. You’re giving your soul time to catch up with your body.
You don’t have to fix everything today
Stop pressuring yourself to figure it all out. The weight you’re carrying. It’s too much for one day. You are allowed to pause. To not have answers. To just breathe and exist. Healing isn’t loud. Sometimes it looks like staying still and whispering to yourself, “I’m trying, and that’s enough.”
You’re Human, You’re Allowed to Be Tired!
You’ve been carrying so much, silently, patiently, ignoring this all and working to keep yourself distracted, it’s okay to put it down for a while, these little moments help us to move closer to our true self. You don’t need to earn rest, find time to rest for you, all the work you are doing won’t go well if you are exhausted. You need to allow it. So, if today feels heavy, let it be. Rest. Breathe. Heal and move on. And remind yourself …You’re not lazy. You’re just exhausted. And that’s okay!