Emotionally Exhausted Quotes Novels & Stories

And now this. “Do you know how tired I am, Gen?” I asked, my voice softer this time, almost defeated. The frustration and exhaustion I’d been holding back for so long finally spilled out. “Tired of waiting. Tired of always being second to your work and your life? Tired of wondering if I even matter to you.” I had hoped that my words would make her pause, that maybe, just maybe, she would finally understand how drained I felt. But instead, she snapped back with a cold, bitter edge that made my heart sink.

Kailan ko mararamdaman na sigurado na ako sa sarili ko, sa nararamdaman ko? God, I’m exhausted. Gusto ko na lang maglaho. Magpakalayo-layo. Makahanap ng lugar na tahimik, kung saan walang Demetri o Marcus, at makakapag-isip ako nang maayos. Gusto kong lumayo sa dalawang lalaking pilit akong hinihila papunta sa kanya-kanyang direksyon. Kasi, nakakapagod na. Ang hirap na kapag gusto ng puso mo pero ayaw ng utak mo. Tapos gusto naman ng utak mo, pero ang puso mo ang ayaw. So ano ba talaga?

Ayaw ko nang ganitong usapan. "I have no time left. Please go home to your family." "Sabay tayong uuwi Dad, diba? Magpapagaling ka pa. Makikita mo pa si Wyatt. Please don't give up." Malungkot itong ngumiti sa akin. "I'm t-tired." Oh God. "I k-know you're tired t-too." Umiling ako. Hindi na ako makapagsalita dahil sunod-sunod na ang pag-uunahan ng mga luha ko.

“I’m just worried you’ll get bored.” “Paano naman ako ma-bo-bored e palagi kitang naiisip?” “That’s exactly the problem.” Mahinahon ang boses nito. “I don’t want your whole world to revolve around me. You’ll only make yourself anxious.” Napanguso si Cassidy. “Gusto ko lang naman makabawi sa mga oras na nasayang natin. Is that wrong?” “No.” Marahan itong ngumiti. “But loving someone too intensely is exhausting. You’ve already suffered enough. I don’t want this happiness to become another burden.”

Kahit pag-aaway ay hindi namin maagawa ng maayos dahil nasa publikong lugar kami, ano lang ang pwede naming gawin? Minsan nakakapagod, nahihirapan na akong pagsabay-sabay lahat intindihin ang mga bagay sa bahay, sa trabaho, at maging sa relasyon na meron kami. Para na akong mababaliw, gusto kong saktan ang sarili ko. “I’m tired, pwede ba akong humingi ng half-day off today?” Walang lakas na tanong ko. “B-But—”

I scoffed when he didn't! "You should've told me that the equipments are free, mas mapapahirap pa tuloy ang trabaho ko ngayon!" Inis na inis ako nang hindi niya man lang ako tapunan ng tingin. Busy lang siya doon sa cellphone niya, mukhang may ka-chat. Buti pa siya, may time. "Do you know how exhausting it is to make financial reports over and over again?!" Singhal ko, pikon na pikon na habang nakapamewang sa harapan niya, I know my face is already turning red right now, again.

about to end everything. "How to ease this pain? How to dry these tears? How to be brave without thinking anything? How can I get these words that sucking me alive out of my mid?" How can I escape from this? How can I escape from this cruel reality? I'm so tired trying. I'm so tired enduring this pain. I'm so tired hiding from my shell. I'm just so tired about everything. I'm tied up. I don't think I can escape again. I don't think I can go through this. I'm no longer willing to try.

At wala na akong ibang ginawa kundi magbasa ng mga reports, magreview ng business proposals, and sign some papers. Kahit pa nakaupo lang ako, I feel the exhaustion eating up my whole system. I can't even go out properly. I need to have a body guard, o kung hindi naman rerentahan ang buong restaurant para kumain. And I'm damn tired thinking that I was like a bird, locked inside the cage. And if I wasn't, I can't come out like everybody else. Kahit pa nakabukas ang pintuan ng kulungan, I can't seem to step out.

Minutes later hindi ko na kayang pigilan ang antok ko kaya inidlip ko muna. Bahala na kung bukas hindi na ako magigising. I'm tired and fucking exhausted I want to rest.

That's why I feel drained. "I don't want my life to become a cycle." Tinignan ko si Jayden at nagpakawala s'ya ny bugtong hininga, at tumango ng bahagya. "Ikaw talaga, you can ask for longer vacation if you need one. You're saying that because maybe you're too overwhelmed by the situation and tired as well?" I looked at my feet at tumango ako.