How to Deal with Emotional Exhaustion
In the last couple of months, life has been tough on me. Mostly due to my mother's condition..... As the only child, I feel responsible to take care of her, as I do not see anyone can do that. I want her to have the best medication that one can have....It is painful to be restless while treating her. Suddenly all my past glory and ยจ'arrogrance' hit me: I used to be able to plan many years ahead, at this age, I should do this, become this and that, have this much money etc etc... When I looked back, how arrogant I am. While now, I live day by day hoping the best result can happen magically. I must be strong , to my mother, to my child, to my family.... In the end, I felt beaten, and started asking why me? This is very hard for one person to take. Until I watched a youtube video from Ajahn Brahm about emotional exhaustion that appeared suddenly on my timeline. There was another person asking Ajahn what to do when things get tough and she felt emotional exhaustion? Ajahn ...