8 Signs Your Body and Mind Are Exhausted

3. You feel constant tension

When anxiety becomes chronic, the body remains on high alert,    even for no apparent reason.    This hypervigilance is costly to the nervous system.

The right approach:    consciously slow down some tasks, breathe deeply, try cardiac coherence or sophrology.

4. Your nights no longer give you rest.

Sleep disturbances—difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, or sleep that doesn’t restore the body—    are never harmless.    They signal an imbalance between mental workload and recovery.

The right approach:    Establish a gentle bedtime ritual, avoid screens, and try herbal teas or guided meditation.

5. You become hypersensitive.

Does a simple comment upset you?    Your emotional threshold may be lowered.    This increased reactivity may reflect emotional overload.

The right reaction:    find an outlet: talk, write, draw… Expressing what you feel eases the inner burden.

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