Flat tiredness
Exhausted
Also known as beat, pooped, spent, wiped out, worn out
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Completely spent, with nothing left in body or mind, so that even small tasks feel beyond you until you have slept or stopped.
In the body
- Legs that barely hold you up
- Eyes burning and heavy
- Thoughts slowing to a crawl
- Shaky, unsteady hands
Needs behind it
Softer and stronger
Often confused with
Burnt out
Exhausted is spent after a great effort and recovers with rest; burnt out comes from giving for months without enough return, and rest alone does not mend it.
Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed is having more coming at you than you can handle; exhausted is having nothing left to give, whatever the load.