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OutrageousRhubarb853 t1_ir6grzs wrote

I will say that burnout is a serious danger. I was immune to burnout, I was a bright shining star that could do anything and everything, I tore it up and achieved more than I could ever have expected. And then it happened, I started to struggle, but I could “push through this” because I’d done it before. But it ground me down, I didn’t see it until it was too late. One day I was sat on my bed crying for the smallest of things, my brain could not figure out the simplest of things and I was terrified. It’s two years later and I still not the person I was before. Maybe that’s a good thing.

Now I take my time, I am not (and never was) immune.

Look after yourselves, hopefully the journey is long.

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bx995403 t1_ir6kzva wrote

Reading your comment makes me realize just how much this fits me at my current employer

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OutrageousRhubarb853 t1_ir6lvhy wrote

My employer gave me so much support, I was out on full pay for a while and they have helped me get back in to my role.

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TreatThompson OP t1_ir7849a wrote

Wow this is such a helpful comment

It really is one of those things that we just doubt and underestimate until it happens. One of those invisible diseases. Luckily people are starting to be more considerate about it. I’m sure before it was just expected to power through

Thanks for sharing that! 🙌

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OutrageousRhubarb853 t1_ir94g08 wrote

Actually my boss was telling me to be careful, they mentioned my work ethic a few times. I wanted to power to my goals.

The best way to describe how it felt was like a big ball of rubber bands. The brain should’ve full of flexible connections so we can think and innovate and grow. My brain ended up like a big solid rubber ball. It takes a long time to do that, it takes just as long to untangle it change the way we work/live.

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