Lately, I’ve been feeling like I need to hit pause—maybe even reset entirely. Work, life, and everything in between feel like they’re catching up to me, and I can tell I’m reaching my limit again. I know I need to step back, breathe, and clear my head. Maybe even go back to therapy. But as much as I crave rest, there’s always this lingering guilt that comes with it.
It’s hard to explain, but the idea of putting things on hold just to focus on myself feels… wrong. Not because I don’t believe in mental health breaks, but because, nowadays, they’re often seen as an easy excuse to escape responsibility. And for someone who genuinely needs it—who is actually experiencing burnout—it suddenly feels like I have to justify why I need to slow down.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m overthinking it. Maybe I just need to allow myself to rest without questioning if I deserve it. But yeah… that’s where I’m at right now.
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