https://widgita.xyz/tags/psychology/Recent content in Psychology on WidgitaHugoen-usTue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://widgita.xyz/posts/2026/04/dissonance-fatigue-or-why-being-aware-of-the-gap-is-itself-exhausting/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://widgita.xyz/posts/2026/04/dissonance-fatigue-or-why-being-aware-of-the-gap-is-itself-exhausting/<p>I stumbled on a term the other day - &ldquo;dissonance fatigue&rdquo; - and the more I read about it, the more it clicked into place for a feeling I&rsquo;ve had on and off for years without ever having a name for it. I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve seen a tidier description of <em>that specific flavour of tiredness</em> you get when nothing in particular is wrong, but you&rsquo;re quietly aware that you&rsquo;re not quite the version of yourself you&rsquo;d like to be. So I went down a bit of a rabbit hole, and I want to write it down while it&rsquo;s fresh, mostly for myself, but also because I suspect a few other people will recognise the shape of it.</p>