I've not been a LBS but I would think long periods of extreme stress finally gets us so mentally & physically worn down that we can't hold up under the pressure. The mind & body has to go into some sort of self-preservation or it will burn up. Perhaps that is what you are experiencing and you aren't sure how to label it. If we had a quarter for every time we've read the same type post form weary LBH's....we could retire.
Give yourself some slack. Try to relax. I think if you'd let go of that tight rope, it would help a lot.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!
