I'm currently pregnant and under review for my mental health due to a history of depression and anxiety, I'm on Citalopram and have family history of psychosis. I did take a bit of time off a couple of weeks ago due to feeling paranoid at work and losing motivation. I returned for a couple of days and then attended for my regular mental health review - when I explained how I'd been feeling I was taken aback that the Dr signed me off work for 4 weeks sayingI'd burnt myself out (I agree I unwisely tried to save up my annual leave for several months).
I guess I want to ensure that I use my time off wisely and go back to work for the final few weeks before my maternity leave feeling recovered, but I've been feeling exhausted after doing small jobs. Yesterday I went with FIL for a hospital appointment and then he insisted on going to the pub afterwards (I had hot choc!) afterwards I was exhausted and cold and ended up bailing on my weekly yoga class. I now feel like utter crap about cancelling my only activity that involves me leaving the house on my own. I'm going to ask to attend the Saturday class instead. At the weekend I planned to go swimming but again made my excuses. I've been doing a bit of knitting, but mostly just watching day time tv and putting off basic chores. Any tips for staying motivated and building myself back up without exhausting myself?