By the time the day arrives, you may have already lived through it several times in your head. Planning every detail, rehearsing conversations and preparing for problems can use up the energy the real event was meant to have.
- rehearsing a difficult meeting so many times that you feel spent before arriving
- planning every detail of a trip and wanting to cancel by the time departure day comes
- thinking through all the possible problems at an event until attending feels impossible
- feeling drained by a project while it still exists only as a list of things to prepare
Looks vs reality
The same Experience can look very different from the outside than it feels on the inside.
"You were looking forward to this all week!"
I was! So much that my brain ran a thousand dress rehearsals for it, and now I'm too exhausted to attend the main event.
"It’s not a big deal, just relax and come."
To my brain, it's a multi-act play I've already rehearsed, directed, and reviewed 50 times. The 'performance' already happened in my head.
"You seem fine, just a bit quiet. Are you sure you can't come?"
My social battery is already at 1% from pre-gaming every possible conversation and contingency. I am running on pure fumes.
"Why are you so tired? You haven't even *done* anything yet."
My brain just did the emotional and logistical equivalent of planning a three-day music festival. I'm completely wrecked.
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