I've had a rough last six months at work and lost a lot of confidence, some time off sick etc. I'm back working as normal now but still struggling with functioning on a day-to-day basis. Initially I thought this was my anxiety, which it may be, but my predominant feeling is like my brain is empty. This mostly happens in work, not so much out of work, but it's making life a misery.
Example - I'm still quite behind after taking time off work, so decided to try and work today at the weekend. Spent almost 5 hours trying to write 2/7 sections of a blog - which I could have previously managed in 50% or less of that time. I no longer feel I can read, pull the key details and formulate things into something readable. Same in meetings, I typically feel like my brain is blank. I literally have nothing to contribute - it's not even fear most of the time or embarrassment. It's awful.
I'm 31 so shouldn't be going through menopause or Peri. Tried beta blockers for anxiety symptoms, but they haven't made a huge difference yet.
Has anyone gone through similar and is there any way out of this? I worry I'll lose my job due to (perceived) incompetence. I used to be a top performer and don't know how this had happened :(