Why don't I feel like myself anymore?
Why don’t I feel like myself anymore?
There are many reasons why you might not feel like yourself. Life changes, relationships, work, and daily life require a lot, and from time to time you may experience feeling off.
Why you might not feel like yourself:
You may just be having an off day or two, which is normal.
Stress may be building or you may feel burnt out. When burnout is a consistent feeling, you don’t feel like yourself.
Using or abusing substances can cause you to not feel like yourself or act like yourself.
Relationships can cause stress, especially if you experience anxiety. Maybe your relationship feels demanding, uncertain, or the dynamics have changed.
You may feel disconnected from yourself, others, work, or life.
There may also be a hormonal imbalance.If you have a menstrual cycle, that can affect how you feel. PMS and PMDD specifically, can have an affect on your overall wellbeing and life.
You may be shut down emotionally. Similar to feeling burnt out and ‘over it’, when you shut down emotionally, you become emotionally flat and are no longer present in daily life. There may be unprocessed stress, trauma, grief, or life changes.
You might not feel connected to the life that your living. You may be on a path that your happy (or unhappy) to be on, yet your not quite where you want to be. That may mean that life is proving to be stressful and not ideal. Maybe you don’t like your job, your relationship, your friends, or the city you live in, and a change might be needed.
