You're so tired you could cry, but you can't rest. Your body is exhausted but your mind won't stop. You drag yourself through each day, running on empty, then lie awake at night, wired but depleted. Coffee doesn't help. Sleep doesn't refresh. You're burnt out from being anxious, and anxious about being burnt out.

This isn't normal tiredness. It's the bone-deep exhaustion that comes from your nervous system being on high alert 24/7. Your body is tired of being ready to run from dangers that never come.

Anxiety fatigue is real and treatable

• Chronic anxiety exhausts your body through:

• Adrenaline Depletion

• Constant fight-or-flight drains reserves

• Adrenal glands become exhausted

• Energy crashes follow anxiety spikes

• Recovery becomes impossible

• Sleep Disruption

• Anxiety prevents deep sleep

• Cortisol disrupts sleep cycles

• You sleep but don't rest

• Culative sleep debt builds

• Muscle Tension

• Chronic tension exhausts muscles

• Like working out 24/7

• Uses enormous energy

• Creates physical exhaustion

• Mental Exhaustion

• Constant worry depletes cognitive resources

• Decision fatigue from anxiety

• Hypervigilance is exhausting

• No mental rest

THE TIRED-BUT-WIRED PHENOMENON

Why you can't rest even when exhausted:

Cortisol keeps you alert despite fatigue

Body tired, nervous system activated

Rest feels dangerous to anxious brain

Relaxation triggers more anxiety

How we solve it:

Gradual nervous system down-regulation

Safe rest practices

Breaking anxiety-rest association

Building rest tolerance