Exhausted after weekend away

I’ve returned from a long weekend away with friends and I’m making it a problem that I feel exhausted. I’m so proud that during my time away I’ve been working on feeling like I belong, and on challenging any thoughts I have about not being liked/ being annoying.
I’m frustrated though, because I had such a great time, and didn’t experience much of my usual anxiety, but I have still come back and feel shattered, low mood and low energy. I had hoped I wouldn’t feel like this afterwards as I didn’t feel particularly dysregulated whilst away.
I think this links to a pattern I have of feeling frustrated with the realities that I face as a neurodivergent person, and wanting things to be different. I want to go away with friends, have a great time and then get back on with life when I get home, instead of having to take rest.
Thanks for any coaching on this

Answer:

First off, there are so many wins here! Be sure to allow yourself to savour them. You created that! Notice how your brain has adjusted from focusing on the problem of feeling like you belong, and the problem of anxiety and now it wants to focus on the problem needing rest when you get home. How does this make perfect sense?

You’re already onto yourself and where you are resisting reality. That’s where there’s friction. What care do you need in the moment when you feel shattered and tired?

If you allowed yourself to be fully you, what shifts would you like to make?

This is a model that comes to my mind, fill it in as you would like through a lens of self love:

C: I return from a trip

T:

F:

S:

A: rest, take care of my needs,

R: I get back on with life when I get home.