Still suffering

Day two of my current battle with Empty Mind Syndrome.

I'm not sure if this is caused by my work, where I have been stuck in meetings for the last two days, but that probably isn't helping.

I speculated yesterday that writing an article on my blog might help me out. It seemed to work but not how I expected - I had a very active mind last night when I didn't need it. Giving a bath and a bottle to a seven month old baby, followed by watching a football match, doesn't really require a great deal of thought. Then this morning I'm back at work and my mind empties again.

I even struggled to read some basic English this morning. Almost as if my brain is unable to link words together into something meaningful, which is not the most useful state of mind when one is attempting to work productively.

I've reverted to using coffee as a stimulant this morning. It isn't working.

There must be a miracle cure out there somewhere for EMS?

Empty mind syndrome

Ever had one of those days where your brain doesn't seem to be in gear?

Imagine you're at work, staring hard at your computer, trying to put together a plan for something. You concentrate on the task at hand, knowing that everything you need to complete your goal is available to you (how to do it, what the required outcomeis, where you can find the information you need, etc.).

Suddenly, your mind goes blank. The things that usually come as second nature are no longer there, as though they have vanished in an instant.

It's not that you don't want to do the piece of work in question. It's not a question of motivation or a lack of capability to do it. It's simply that your brain refuses to function as it does normally.

I'm having one of those days today. Unfortunately I have a deadline to meet, which throws an extra helping of stress on top of the sticky pudding that is my brain. Not helping.

I don't have any miracle cures for when this kind of "empty mind syndrome" occurs, sadly. I will have to try to get through it as best as I can. Usually drinking copious amounts of coffee helps a bit, but even that is failing me today.

Oh woe is me, I hath been foresaken, etc... Guess it'll be a late one at work today. Ho hum.

The daily grind is much more sufferable when my brain works.

I wrote this article in the hope that emptying this onto the web might free up some brain function and get a few synapses firing.

It's a vain hope, I know, but right now it's all I have.

Hey, if it works then maybe I can become some kind of self-help guru and give seminars about the mental benefits of blogging. Watch this space!