Burnout

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Burnout is more than being tired. It is the particular flatness that arrives when demand has outrun recovery for long enough that rest alone no longer resets it. It can show up as cynicism about work you used to care about, a body that aches without a clear cause, or a sense of going through the motions with the volume turned down.

The pages below are written for people who are past tired and trying to understand what is happening. They are general information, not a clinical assessment. If you would like to talk to one of us, you can start with a Meet and Greet.

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Answers

1. What is the difference between stress, anxiety and burnout?
2. Is some stress actually good for you?
3. Why do I get the Sunday scaries?
4. Why does stress show up in my body?
5. Am I burnt out or just tired?
6. Is it burnout or depression?
7. What is autistic and ADHD burnout?
8. What is parental and caregiver burnout?
9. How long does burnout recovery take?
10. Should I see a psychologist for stress or burnout?

Guides

• How stress shows up in the body before you notice
• What rest actually fixes, and what it does not
• Burnout is a context problem, not a willpower problem
• Why stress keeps coming back
• Autistic, parental, ADHD, moral-injury and minority-stress burnout: when the work template does not fit
• What therapy actually does for stress and burnout

Worksheets

• Energy Audit
• Stress Timeline
• Stress Inventory
• First Session Prep

More reading on related topics

• ADHD burnout
• Autistic burnout
• Nervous system
• Executive function
• Self-knowledge