i used to be mad on deadlines for papers etc - like i had a sense of urgency and I had adrenaline pumping nad id stay up all night to get everything done. NOW i dont care - i want to sleep instead of write stuff - i have an article to submit but its just trash and I am considering not bothering. IS THIS NORMAL? I just dont care. How do I get out of this?!

It's normal. If you're like me (and a number of others I know) you have cycles of low motivation and cycles of high motivation. Also, if you've just come off the back of an intensive period you will experience a very flat period for a short while. You will come out of it. The trick is keep things ticking over, perhaps do something mundane for awhile to relax your brain (or take a holiday). Just accept it's normal for now (it'll take the pressure off) and have some chill out time.

Yeh i get what you mean - i really do. I just thought that my body would react when i kept thinking agrh deadline- deadline etc etc but instead of the adrenaline its just making me tired. Ive submitted the most embarressing article. No story no nothing. Taking tomorrow off.

try taking sometime off your work to do something different. a week or so. i find that that helps.