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Sleeping on the job

you’re stress-scrolling social media hoping to find a distraction

you’re struggling just to get to the end of the day

you’ve dropped your daily routine, you’re only doing the bare minimum

you’re forgetting to eat, or feel too tense and nauseous to eat

you’re feeling too weak or too stressed to get/make food

all you can manage is to watch a show or play a video game

all you can manage is to indulge in your favourite media and if it’s not available you feel like you’ll break down immediately

your thoughts are racing in distress and you can’t think clearly

you feel pressure like you should be doing something but you can’t remember what

you feel like you’re in the wrong place, or a wrong time

you can’t tell if something bad is going on right now or if you’re re-living past

your own head feels like a hostile place and you want to get out

any chore you have to do feels impossible and unachievable

interaction with others feels dangerous

your emotions shift from fear, pain, anger, frustration, anxiety, sorrow

you feel like you need to stay distracted no matter what, you shuffle multiple media trying to stop yourself from having thoughts

you’re starting to feel physical pain in your head, joints, limbs, stomach

you can no longer digest food and your stomach is tense and hard

your appetite is a mess and you can’t tell if you need to eat or not

you’re too tired to get up, or to stay up for longer than 30 seconds

any detail is sending you into the dark thoughts, you’re drawn to spiraling

you’re spiraling and everything feels like it will never be okay

you’re overwhelmed with shame you’re not doing something you feel you’re supposed to be getting done

you’re scared you won’t be able to complete a chore or a task even if it’s days/weeks from now

it’s hard to take a deep breath or to calm your breathing

you feel like you won’t be able to take this for a long time

your thoughts start leaning closer to suicidal