Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It’s Called Languishing – The New York Times

There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing (Published 2021)

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html

Part of the danger is that when you’re languishing, you might not notice the dulling of delight or the dwindling of drive. You don’t catch yourself slipping slowly into solitude; you’re indifferent to your indifference. When you can’t see your own suffering, you don’t seek help or even do much to help yourself.