What I learned when I stopped ‘doing’ I’m writing this during my daughter’s guitar lesson. The Tiredness Trap series has come to an end, and for the first time in a while, I have nothing scheduled to write about. So here’s the question I’ve been sitting with: why does “being lost” feel like a problem, […]
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Seven weeks on exhaustion, interrupted by exhaustion. Dr Ed Rainbow on what recovery actually feels like, what restoration requires, and where the work goes from here.
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The series about exhaustion was interrupted by exhaustion. Dr Ed Rainbow on the ADHD boom-crash cycle, the shame underneath high performance, and the grounding practice that brought him back.
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What looks like burnout in professional men is often something more specific underneath. Dr Ed Rainbow on the ADHD, autism and high-performance processor overlap that exhausts high-achievers for decades without a name.
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The Tiredness Trap Week 2: Where Did Your Exhaustion Really Come From? There is a GP acronym that most patients never hear. TATT. Tired All The Time. It accounts for up to 15% of GP consultations. Millions of men sitting across a desk, describing a low, grinding exhaustion that won’t shift, hoping someone will find
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The Tiredness Trap: What Is Your Exhaustion Really? A Saturday morning. Long week behind me. A few recovery beers the night before. I woke up and I couldn’t move. Not wouldn’t. Couldn’t. It was like my brain had simply stopped sending the signal to my muscles. Everything felt heavy. Everything felt pointless. I lay there
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He was sleeping 9+ hours every night but still waking up exhausted. Brain fog, marriage strain, £30k lost productivity. The problem wasn’t sleep duration – it was his nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight mode, even during sleep.
9 Hours Sleep, Still Exhausted: What His Body Was Really Saying Read More »
Do you notice how much energy you spend avoiding one specific pain? You’ve arranged your entire life to make sure nothing ever touches it again. Michael Singer calls this “the thorn.”
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Do random triggers send your mind spinning for hours? You’re treating your thoughts like they’re you. Learn how observer consciousness can break the exhausting cycle of mental loops and self-criticism.
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“I feel pretty lousy today. Tired. Annoyed. Wanting space. Do you feel drained after the holidays even though you ‘should’ feel refreshed? Here’s why that ‘should’ might be the problem – and why this email is two weeks late.”
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