Anyone exhausted but wound up?

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I feel like I always have something I have to do all day long, plus my baby still wakes up a lot at night so I’m constantly exhausted. But with all this exhaustion, it’s just so hard for me to wind down and relax. Taking warm showers is literally the only me time I have and sometimes I want to take multiple in a day but wondering how you all are channeling/handling your stress?

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Im exhausted and sleep deprived. My baby wakes up so many times at night that i just want to sit and cry. My only hope is that it gets better by time but for now, i can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel 😌

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I have two so there is no "me" time. My shower is rushed and includes my toddler. My sleep is a disaster, but I keep chugging. My stress release is to nap after putting all my effort into getting them to sleep at the same time. Otherwise, I am go, go, go. Both kids still wake at night. But I know it is worth it!

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I have PPD/PPA and that was actually one of my hardest symptoms with my first before I was diagnosed. I was so stressed, overwhelmed, yet also so wound up at the same time. Getting on medication helped me unwind the most and slow down my thoughts. I felt a lot more unscrambled and focused on medication.
As for me time, now that I have two I honestly sacrifice sleep for me time. I love my kids dearly but I am very much introverted and need to decompress at the end of the day. Therefore, I stay up after everyone goes to bed to play on my phone and watch TV uninterrupted. I also get up before my kids so I can get my morning pump in so I enjoy sitting in silence drinking my coffee 😂. Sometimes my me time is still worth trumping sleep.

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I go for about two hour long walks. I put my baby in a stroller cot to sleep (he sleeps like an angel outside, especially in colder weather. I just walk around town, parks and areas. I watch people and listen to podcasts. It is truly relaxing and doable for me. 😃

Anyone exhausted but wound up?

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