Your family’s home just flooded from a bad storm, but the clean-up is finished and things are finally getting back to normal. You don’t feel stressed, but you are still so tired and irritable all the time. Which reaction to stress could you be experiencing?

You could be experiencing the exhaustion stage of stress reaction. This stage often follows prolonged periods of stress, where your body's resources have been depleted, leading to fatigue, irritability, and a general lack of energy. It seems you have been through a significant stressor (the flooding and subsequent cleanup), and even though you are no longer actively dealing with stress, the aftereffects can leave you feeling worn out and irritable.