Exhausted!😩

Is it possible for one to be so exhausted by life's many troubles that one wishes for a total life of meaningless silence and even death? 

Absolutely! 

Many years ago, a man once killed about 400 prophets after winning a bet. While he was thinking of celebrating his victory, he got an info that a bounty has been placed on his head by Mrs J. 

He ran for his life, hid in a mountain, looked into the heaven and asked that his life be taken from him. 

In his words, 'I have had enough, let me die, I am no better than my forefathers '.

A guy who is a medical doctor and has been applying for jobs unsuccessfully for years can one day decide to relocate to his father's house in the village and start selling matches.🕯️

Two people can be tired of trying to make their relationship work after many attempts and moments of stress. 💔

Burnout can even come from the prolonged stress at work.

Life can press one to the wall that a person watch everything built to collapse without making any move.

Especially in a time when the cost of things are a lot in Nigeria, it is easy to feel so overwhelmed and choose to end it all.

This feeling is real and can really make life meaningless.

I have some time-tested recommendations. 

1. Take a pause, eat and sleep. The Man whose story I narrated earlier, the first immediate remedy God proferred after proper diagnosis was food😁. Hunger can make one feel depressed at times. Baba, go chop first🤣

2. You will need to expand your purpose funnel. Burnout is as a result of a limited view to other possibilities. The mentality that even if this  doesn't work, I know this other one is working will well in you gratitude.

3. Belong to a family and be active. Core Introverts just left this group now😁. It is easy to regain strength when there's someone to listen to you, understand what you feel and tell you 'I understand you totally, I notice your efforts and I am ready to listen and stand with you'. It helps to also be there to listen to people when they want to share with you.

4. Create a routine that helps you regain yourself. It could be to see a movie 🎥, watch a skit🎞️, try out a new recipe🍛, read your Bible, stay in the shower for 30 mins🚿 etc

5. Pray! One of the quickest way to regain strength is to pray to God for it.🙏🏼

6. Stop trying too hard. Be willing to let go of what you can't control when you sense it's draining you. 

7. By all means, guard your joy and peace. 

There are more but let me stop here. 

It's a matter of time before you laugh out loud and say 'Thank God it all happened'😁. 

Sò gbò? 

It's a great week already!👊🏻

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Oluwapelumi Awe