When Life Passes You By While Checking Email

So here I am, checking my email for what feels like the millionth time today. It's just this endless cycle of opening up new tabs to check work stuff, family news, friend updates... It's a bit overwhelming, isn't it? Sometimes I feel like I'm living two lives, one where I actually do things and interact with people, and another in my head where I keep thinking about all the 'what ifs' and 'why didn’t I...' moments. You know that feeling when you wake up from a nap and wonder if you’ve missed something big? It’s kind of like that all day long for me now. Anyway, back to checking emails... No wait, what am I doing? I should be out there somewhere, but it's hard because every time I think about stepping out the door or calling someone up, a million reasons why I shouldn’t come pouring into my head. So instead, here I am stuck scrolling through messages from years ago and wondering where all those days went. I guess what I'm really trying to say is, do any of you feel this way too? Like you're just existing while life keeps on moving around you? And if so, how do you catch up?