Would reading through a bunch of banalities really make you feel better.

Okay, let's try: "Have some chamomile tea. Take a bath. Light some candles. Play soft music. Practice yoga. Listen to some guided imagery on YouTube."

There. Doesn't that give you hope?

I didn't think so.

When I've felt like I was burning out, I would just about like to strangle someone who would start making suggestions about how I oughta go do this or go do that.

But, maybe that's just me. You might be completely different. In that case, here you go: 16 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety

Probably, "advice" of any kind is not what you need to hear. Sometimes talking or writing about what's going on can help us think more clearly. When we try to form coherent sentences to be heard or read by someone else, our thoughts can become more coherent to ourselves. I don't know that "venting" is automatically a way forward. I'm not sure it gets things "out" so they bother you less. Whatever is bothering you is probably plenty bothersome . . . and will likely continue to be so. But it may have to do with a circumstance that you are not about to change . . . and maybe can't alter for the time being.

One defense mechanism is to decide to just not care about what is or isn't going to happen . . . at least temporarily. Like Scarlet O'Hara saying she would "think about it tomorrow." Because "After all, tomorrow is another day." There's a banality . . . but it can be a good thing to remember. Some days it feels like we're just getting nowhere. Sometimes I just throw up my hands and say, "I surrender to failure." (for now.) That can be a way of taking a rest.

Being in a struggle that seems to be going nowhere is awfully fatiguing. Sometimes you just stop and do nothing.