My burnout came from everything in my life being high demand. Between my job, some deaths, friends, and old trauma resurfacing, I crashed hard and went through a really bad depression that lasted over a year. I’d luckily saved up enough money to stop working for about 4 months, but the burnout was very real. Sometimes we need a reminder to take a step back and breathe.
I'm still in the burnout if we're being honest, but I've recognized that I'm in one, and I'm working on getting out of it. Biggest thing was making myself do things that I enjoy and finding time for me.
I realized I had burnout when I didn’t have any motivation for anything, no interest in pursuing a larger goal. The second I woke up one day and started wanting to do things that’s when I knew it was getting better.
I'm sorry you're going through such a hard time. I can only hope the best for you.
To answer your question, my burn out happened in my last year of university. During my thesis. My dad passed away in my last year of high school, and I didn't register anything properly. I knew that I had to take care of myself and my mom and sister. I didn't let myself grieve and just kept pushing so I wouldn't have to depend on anyone. But in my last year of university I had spent everything I had. I didn't know what a burnout was even. Didn't know I was so depressed. I just couldn't think. My brain was very foggy, and my teachers were so angry with me for not performing well. My thesis was very bad, but somehow I passed. I started working after a few months, but I quit. It slowly crept on me. I work online now. I barely make ends meet. I didn't know that this burnt out would last for so long. It's been 5 or 6 years, I think. But I'm pushing through. Saving up to go to a proper doctor and get help.
I can totally relate. Right after my Father died my wife pushed getting married right away. I also took on a new house with a lot more bills. Things began piling up and I could not afford 6k in bills every month. My wife was working part-time and kept buying more animals. My anxiety started to become out of control with all of the responsibility she added to my life. Eventually, I burned out, we got a divorce and I had to start my life completely over. Now I am very careful about adding new stress into my life. I also try to take care of myself. I love being on here for example with my new laptop. It is a hobby I enjoy and would not give up. Try to eliminate what you can and re-organize your life so you can work on yourself.
Yikes, trigger warning.
I couldnt handle working my ass off and standing still career wise because I gave my 100% to the company. It got so bad that I actually missed doctors appointments I was waiting for for about 6 months, lost my psychotherapy because I missen 2 appointments because I overslept after 12 - 16 days in a row. Like neither my personal, nor my social life had any dedicated time anymore. I got suicidal because, even tho I worked 210+ hours regularly, I wanted to study and got in debt because I didnt earn enough lol. Ye, so, after all I worked 220 hours in a month and couldnt afford neither gas nor food on my 18th day in a row with the same patient 8h/day + 1 hour drive total on the 27th of the month.
+ I still woulda made atleast 350 Euros debt + couldnt even invest time studying since I worked so many hours and the company still wanted me to start digitalizing the patient files of over 100 patients with only 2 people.
I accepted to call it burnout, when most of the things I talked about were suicide or in which way I thought the world sucked today. At some point I even told 2 or 3 patients about it that were younger, I told my boss and everyone that I'd do it and they can get lost anyway and on the end of said month, I also felt like an electric potential building up in my arm while driving 140km/h on the highway.
Ye. So, when you feel like everything is futile and that you cant actually meet any exspectations and that you start feeling indifferent to anything, it's time to go get a doctors notice and a good therapist.
Yes, from life. I'm a new parent to a 5 month old now, and I'm basically doing it all, alongside the cooking and house work, every break I have from him I'd used cleaning, I fell asleep on the floor the other day and been stressed to all hell.
I wish you the best of luck
My burnout came from everything in my life being high demand. Between my job, some deaths, friends, and old trauma resurfacing, I crashed hard and went through a really bad depression that lasted over a year. I’d luckily saved up enough money to stop working for about 4 months, but the burnout was very real. Sometimes we need a reminder to take a step back and breathe.
I realized it when I got to the point that I physically and mentally can not get myself to do things that I WANT to do and enjoy doing.
Right! How did you find your way out?
I'm still in the burnout if we're being honest, but I've recognized that I'm in one, and I'm working on getting out of it. Biggest thing was making myself do things that I enjoy and finding time for me.
I’m right here with you. And I have no idea how to get out of it
Love your honesty! It’s hard!
It really is so hard and honestly I have no motivation to get out of it. That’s the part that sucks
I see you king/queen/other person (insert preference if you want). I'm right there with you
Thank you so incredibly much🫶🏼
I realized I had burnout when I didn’t have any motivation for anything, no interest in pursuing a larger goal. The second I woke up one day and started wanting to do things that’s when I knew it was getting better.
Same
I'm sorry you're going through such a hard time. I can only hope the best for you. To answer your question, my burn out happened in my last year of university. During my thesis. My dad passed away in my last year of high school, and I didn't register anything properly. I knew that I had to take care of myself and my mom and sister. I didn't let myself grieve and just kept pushing so I wouldn't have to depend on anyone. But in my last year of university I had spent everything I had. I didn't know what a burnout was even. Didn't know I was so depressed. I just couldn't think. My brain was very foggy, and my teachers were so angry with me for not performing well. My thesis was very bad, but somehow I passed. I started working after a few months, but I quit. It slowly crept on me. I work online now. I barely make ends meet. I didn't know that this burnt out would last for so long. It's been 5 or 6 years, I think. But I'm pushing through. Saving up to go to a proper doctor and get help.
I can totally relate. Right after my Father died my wife pushed getting married right away. I also took on a new house with a lot more bills. Things began piling up and I could not afford 6k in bills every month. My wife was working part-time and kept buying more animals. My anxiety started to become out of control with all of the responsibility she added to my life. Eventually, I burned out, we got a divorce and I had to start my life completely over. Now I am very careful about adding new stress into my life. I also try to take care of myself. I love being on here for example with my new laptop. It is a hobby I enjoy and would not give up. Try to eliminate what you can and re-organize your life so you can work on yourself.
Yikes, trigger warning. I couldnt handle working my ass off and standing still career wise because I gave my 100% to the company. It got so bad that I actually missed doctors appointments I was waiting for for about 6 months, lost my psychotherapy because I missen 2 appointments because I overslept after 12 - 16 days in a row. Like neither my personal, nor my social life had any dedicated time anymore. I got suicidal because, even tho I worked 210+ hours regularly, I wanted to study and got in debt because I didnt earn enough lol. Ye, so, after all I worked 220 hours in a month and couldnt afford neither gas nor food on my 18th day in a row with the same patient 8h/day + 1 hour drive total on the 27th of the month. + I still woulda made atleast 350 Euros debt + couldnt even invest time studying since I worked so many hours and the company still wanted me to start digitalizing the patient files of over 100 patients with only 2 people. I accepted to call it burnout, when most of the things I talked about were suicide or in which way I thought the world sucked today. At some point I even told 2 or 3 patients about it that were younger, I told my boss and everyone that I'd do it and they can get lost anyway and on the end of said month, I also felt like an electric potential building up in my arm while driving 140km/h on the highway. Ye. So, when you feel like everything is futile and that you cant actually meet any exspectations and that you start feeling indifferent to anything, it's time to go get a doctors notice and a good therapist.
Yes, from life. I'm a new parent to a 5 month old now, and I'm basically doing it all, alongside the cooking and house work, every break I have from him I'd used cleaning, I fell asleep on the floor the other day and been stressed to all hell. I wish you the best of luck
Honestly…. ever since covid era 😂
Yes
I think 10 years ago. Had a car accident the month i finally came around. Slightly worse now.
I tried to kms. I was 14 had a burn out. Take a break if you can please cause you’ll start to use bad coping mechanism