When the brain needs a reset

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IT is an all-too common scenario – the to-do list seems frozen in time while the energy to defrost it is beyond reach. Instead, time melts away as you scroll through social media, sit idle after a shower or binge-watch an entire series despite being aware of your looming responsibilities.

If this frosty feeling strikes a familiar chord, you might be facing a functional freeze – the mental and emotional chill where completing even the simplest tasks seems almost impossible.