Not the normal kind of tired.

Not “I need sleep” tired.

A deeper kind.

The kind where:

• You wake up without energy
• Small tasks feel heavy
• Even things you used to enjoy feel like effort

I kept thinking:

“Maybe I just need rest.”

So I tried.

More sleep.
More breaks.
More time off.

But nothing really changed.

The tiredness stayed.

And that was confusing.

Because on paper, everything was fine.

I was doing what I was supposed to do.

Following the right steps.
Making progress.
Staying consistent.

There was no obvious problem.

And yet…

Something didn’t feel right.

At first, I ignored it.