Yes, am old, it has been multiple times through those cycles. Many stages in the emotional journey for me. They centered around the key idea that joy/enjoyment

Yes, am old, it has been multiple times through those cycles. Many stages in the emotional journey for me. They centered around the key idea that joy/enjoyment must be found- which is active- and in order to perform that finding one has to be ready- rested, restored- and it can take a long time to be restored- weeks/months- because restoration is a building back up, a refilling, of a large infrastructure of capacity. The stories of restoration of creative folks- like novelists needing to take time off after finishing a book- were helpful context. Good luck.