Lockdown Fatigue: How To Reframe and Overcome Your Lethargy
A guide to understanding and moving through the mental workload of quarantine.
“I’m tired, not like sleepy tired, just tired of everything.” — Unknown
You know you should use this time well.
Enrol in an online study course, learn a new skill, explore your options, plan for your (somewhat uncertain) future — and chase other worthy pursuits.
But you can’t find the motivation. Everything’s a struggle. You’re exhausted, even though you’re spending more time in bed. It feels like you have a massive case of procrastination going on.
High chances are you’re struggling with lockdown fatigue —the inevitable psychological fallout of Covid-19 and all it has brought with it. It’s the reason so many people are feeling exhausted, irritable, drained of energy and motivation — when they’re doing less than ever.
Lockdown fatigue is probably most keenly felt around the (perceived) midway point of quarantine — the point at which we’ve got used to life-in-lockdown but are losing morale in the face of ongoing uncertainty. When will this end? What will it look like when it does? And what’s even the point?
