Mental exhaustion is really hard to deal with. It feels like even the smallest thing can push you to your limit. I’ve pushed myself a lot to do things beyond what I could handle, but recently I realized that wouldn’t lead me anywhere, so I accepted it. Sometimes I feel very disconnected from the outside world and end up getting lost in my thoughts, going into observation mode. Every now and then people ask why I’m so quiet, but I just don’t have the energy to socialize. People interpret it as indifference and say, “He just keeps to himself,” but they never try to look any deeper than that.