Hi all. This is my first post here. I have been feeling very strange for months now but more acutely recently. I feel low, unmotivated, burned out, like nothing matters and want to stay in bed all day. I have also been sleeping a lot but quite badly and using alcohol to an extent to cope. I have had anxiety for years, and that is present, but not as much as the above feelings.

I wonder if it is stress related. I do a very busy job as a teacher and also do additional writing work I often over commit myself and can get very stressed around deadlines. HOWEVER, this job has finished now and I do not have an income. Whilst I have some savings and potential opportunities, I suppose the uncertainty isn't helping. Am I just burned out through overworking over quite some time now?

I have also recently received some news about my adoption, which I have always known about, but which deeply affected me. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it despite for most of my life not really caring. I often feel quite lonely and isolated even though lots of people around me love me. I at times feel guilty for being like this. Could this have been a trigger for the feelings?

I am not taking any meds but am looking into psychotherapy. I have done CBT before but didn't feel like this helped much.

Thanks all