The hardest thing to admit is...
I'm scared to stop in case everything falls apart
I don't actually know who I am without the mask
I'm not lazy - I'm just completely, silently done
I'm angry at everyone I keep helping
The phrase that hits hardest is...
"You've been so quiet lately, are you ok?"
"You always seem so together"
"I don't know what I'd do without you"
"You're so productive - I don't know how you do it"
Your body in burnout usually says...
Completely drained after being around people, even ones I love
Shutdown - I sleep for hours and still feel nothing
Tension headaches, jaw clenching, can't fully relax
Wired but exhausted - I can't stop but I'm running on nothing
The thing you're most afraid of people finding out is...
That I'm not actually as capable as everyone thinks
How much I just want to be left alone sometimes
How hard I'm working just to seem "normal"
That I secretly resent the people I keep saying yes to
When you're overstimulated, you...
Smile, carry on, and fall apart later in private
Push through because someone needs me right now
Add more to my to-do list to feel in control
Go quiet and cancel whatever I can
It's Sunday evening. How are you feeling?
Already mentally rehearsing Monday - going over what could go wrong
Guilty that I didn't do enough for everyone this weekend
Anxious that I didn't tick enough off my list
Relieved the weekend is nearly over - socialising exhausted me
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