Coping with feeling mentally and emotionally drained

[Khadijah, the commander]

I have felt this way for the past 4-5 and a half weeks and I would like to make this a safe space to talk about feeling that way. What helps and what doesn't and stuff like that.

[Nidhi ;)]

I feel so tired. Idk why, it’s not like I’ve actually DONE anything exhausting. It feels like something sucked away all my energy.

[Barnette ⋆˙⟡]

Nidhi ;) wrote: "I feel so tired. Idk why, it’s not like I’ve actually DONE anything exhausting. It feels like something sucked away all my energy."

Real 😭 I've felt like that every single day for the past year

[Nidhi ;)]

Yeah. 🥲

[Sai :)]

Nidhi ;) wrote: "I feel so tired. Idk why, it’s not like I’ve actually DONE anything exhausting. It feels like something sucked away all my energy."

this feels so relatable! like idk some days i just feel like my head is so heavy, and nothing is interesting me or making me happy, and i don't know what to do

[Khadijah, the commander]

Thank you so much for bringing attention to this topic! I really appreciate the time and energy put into these responses.

Don't be afraid to reach out to me if you need to talk about anything. My Goodreads messages are always opened and I frequently check.

[Rita]

Does anyone else’s parents put sooooo much stress on them to be perfect? Because last night my mom and dad went on this long lecture about my grades - my school uses this app called infinite campus and parents can see your grades but my dad had just gotten logged in last night so that’s how this all started - and they were talking about how I don’t care about my grades how all I care about is volleyball and makeup. It really hurt and I couldn’t do anything about it I just had to sit there and take it “like a champ” because if I said something I would get in trouble. Does anyone relate?

[Khadijah, the commander]

Yes. My parents also do that.

[Nidhi ;)]

Rita wrote: "Does anyone else’s parents put sooooo much stress on them to be perfect? Because last night my mom and dad went on this long lecture about my grades - my school uses this app called infinite campus..."

Oh man. Real 😭 Literally they can insult you in front of your face and then when you ask them to stop it’s “talking back”!! And then they wonder why their kids don’t trust them.

[Khadijah, the commander]

100% valid!!!!!

[Nidhi ;)]

Is it alr if I just vent in here for a sec?

[Khadijah, the commander]

Yes it is.

[Sai :)]

Rita wrote: "Does anyone else’s parents put sooooo much stress on them to be perfect? Because last night my mom and dad went on this long lecture about my grades - my school uses this app called infinite campus..."

OMG SAME
my parents think i should be so perfect and everything, literally a few minutes ago my dad came into my room to talk to me about math, and rather than being happy that i'm in an honors and accelerated class, he told me that a b is "very bad" and i need to bring it back up to an a. though he doesn't get it at all, it's literally impossible to have an a in that class. and i try so hard, i spend so much time, and he's like, "you just have to try harder". like believe it or not i have other priorities! i already spend hours studying for that damn class, i try so hard why can't you see that?

[Khadijah, the commander]

that sucks, I'm so sorry.

I'm in all regular classes atm in high school

[Nidhi ;)]

Does anyone else ever feel exhausted when they talk to certain people? For example I have this friend who I love a lot, but sometimes it’s just… exhausting. It feels like to be their friend u have to be THIS exact person with the constant smile and the stupid puns other wise you don’t deserve to be friends. I know they aren’t TRYING to make me feel that way, but that doesn’t change the fact that I do. And bc of that I feel guilty

[Barnette ⋆˙⟡]

Nidhi ;) wrote: "Does anyone else ever feel exhausted when they talk to certain people? For example I have this friend who I love a lot, but sometimes it’s just… exhausting. It feels like to be their friend u have ..."

Yeah I feel like that a lot. Especially for introverted people, certain people's energy can drain you when you're around them a lot. By chance do you do a lot of masking or like changing your personality when you're around them? I often mask my real personality and act completely different around certain people and that's extremely emotionally draining.

[Nidhi ;)]

Idk I might? Ik I’m not the same person with everyone in my life but I’m not sure if I change my personality for everyone 🤷🏽‍♀️

[Khadijah, the commander]

Nidhi ;) wrote: "Does anyone else ever feel exhausted when they talk to certain people? For example I have this friend who I love a lot, but sometimes it’s just… exhausting. It feels like to be their friend u have ..."

That's really valid. Thank you for bringing that up.