Why the week off didn't fix your exhaustion

You went to bed earlier.

You stopped the coffee.

You tried taking the week off, and...
↳ you came back just as tired.

But rest and recovery aren't the same thing, and that's the part the wellness articles miss.

When you're exhausted, every instinct says do less. Lie down, scroll, sleep in.

But lying still while your mind races isn't recovery. It's just exhaustion, horizontal.

The system that actually settles your body doesn't switch on because you've stopped moving. It switches on in response to specific signals, and passive rest sends almost none of them.

But before any of that, one thing matters more.

Constant exhaustion isn't always stress. It's worth ruling out the physical causes first.

​Today's full article explains why, and what to do next.

Nicole Robinson​ Principal and Clinical Psychologist, ProActive Psychology ​proactivepsychology.com.au​