Hi Stacey, You certainly hit on what I go through. I have a bit of a problem with motivation very often. As you say, you may be burning up your energy and then crashing for awhile. That's understandable and what is happening with younger people these days; I don't know how they keep up. My son and wife; both works and has huge extras to do almost everyday. If you take a day from the rush, rush now and then, I see nothing wrong with that. Isolation and removing ourselves from the
maddening crowd is healthy on occasion. by the way, sounds like you have made long strides in accomplishing in your life; congrats on that. Since you are concerned about this, might make an appointment with a Psych Dr and see if the depression is still with you to some degree. Knowing what is going on is a big release...and knowing it can be treated if indeed there is a problem.
all the best to you, bj