I am coming late to this thread, but I'd also like to note: we don't exist in a vacuum. In less than 10 years, we've had severe civil schism and a worldwide pandemic. These things can activate our fight-flight-freeze-fawn system, which specifically takes energy from higher thought. That last sentence I need to underscore as actual neuroscience, not anything hippy-dippy. The cure is, among other things, to be kind to yourself. Again, neuroscience: to assure that system within you that you are okay helps return the system to better functioning.