I have this problem often when I’m working. Where it feel like my brain gets so overloaded with everything that I feel like I can’t function or do anything except maybe the work task at hand.

For example today I had a really rough morning at work and spent my afternoon buried in figuring out how to attack something. I was so wrapped up in it that I needed a break. I walked away from my computer but my brain couldn’t let the task go. I needed to go workout and do things after work but I cannot explain how much it feels like I cannot do those things. I can’t make decisions in these times. I feel like it’s barely functioning all I can do is this problem but even then my brain gets so tired that it’s not even purposeful.

Is this called something? People say I just need to do xyz but I cannot explain to them how impossible it feels.