When is pushing past my limits actually counterproductive

ngl i keep trying to ‘push through’ fatigue when i have a bad day with spasticity or foot drop. like, if i know i gotta finish a big design piece at work and i feel kinda wiped out by 2pm. so i force myself to power through it.

but then later that night - when i’m supposed to be resting - i’m just completely done. the crash is way worse than when i actually took the afternoon break. i know pacing is ‘the advice,’ but what does actual pacing look like?

because for me, stopping feels more draining sometimes than just working through it until i hit a wall…