Feeling a bit “meh”? You might be languishing.

Is it just me or do things in life seem a bit ‘willy nilly’, haphazard or random lately?  I am going about my days doing the work and family stuff that you do as an adult, connecting with my partner and snuggling with my dog.  Doing just about the same thing most days knowing while also knowing that I’m very fortunate and blessed in my life, yet still left feeling a bit empty, lost, uncertain and disinterested.  It has been a strange tension of emotions and feelings to experience, navigate and attempt to understand.

Anyone else feel this way?

While on a walk to take a breather and sort out these weird feelings I was having, I decided to tune into a podcast: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos. 

That day I learned that this “meh” feeling is called languishing.

I came across an episode where psychologist Adam Grant was interviewed and he discussed this “meh” feeling he was experiencing and placed the label of ‘languishing’ on this feeling and it was like a light bulb went off in my head.  

A-HA!  This is what’s going on with me!

If you’re looking to understand more, check out the podcast: Fighting That “Meh” Feeling of Languishing

So I’m NOT the only one!

Apparently m a n y people are experiencing the same phenomenon as we emerge from two years living in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.  No wonder things are feeling a bit muddled and foggy.  

Can you relate, too?