The Invisible Weight: Why You’re So Tired, Even When You’re “Doing Nothing”

Have you ever woken up feeling like you’ve already run a marathon—before your feet even hit the floor?

Have you ever woken up feeling like you’ve already run a marathon (and you haven’t even gotten out of bed yet)? You didn’t pull an all nighter. You didn’t do heavy physical work the day before. Yet, you’re ready to go back to bed and they day hasn’t even started yet.

Even when you’re still, your brain is working nonstop: planning tomorrow’s schedule, replaying conversations, anticipating problems before they happen. On top of that, you’re managing moods, smoothing over tension, and trying to be the “reliable one.” Anxiety and perfectionism make this worse, keeping your body in constant alert mode so you never fully rest.

You’re not broken; you’re overloaded. Lightening that load might start with ten minutes of true downtime, lowering the bar for what counts as “enough” today, or saying yes only when you mean it. Small steps add up.

If you’re tired of running on fumes, therapy can help you set the weight down—so you can finally breathe, rest, and feel like yourself again.