When you can't go on, start by sleeping

Some slumps have a lot to do with exhaustion. When you've spent weeks sleeping little, eating badly and never stopping, everything looks darker than it is: your work, your relationships, even your faith. In those moments it doesn't help to make big decisions or to demand more effort of yourself. The first thing is simpler: sleep, eat well, let yourself be looked after. Like a phone with a dead battery that won't respond however much you tap it: first you have to plug it in. God counts on your body too. Many things look different after resting. And if the exhaustion or sadness doesn't go away, asking for help, including from a professional, is a way of taking care of yourself.