One sign that a lot of people don’t notice is being sick.
Very often, the subconscious will be ready to stop before you’re aware of it. Consciously, you may be irritated, thinking about maybe wanting a vacation, a long weekend, and not really get that whatever it is that you’re doing is over on a deep level.
So, you get sick. You’ll have headaches, nausea, diarrhea, idiopathic fevers and such. Never anything that’s got a clear diagnosis, but enough that you start skipping on whatever the obligation is (because burnout isn’t always work based, but it is usually an obligation in the context of this post) at a small scale.
That’ll usually kick in a month or so before you start thinking about finding an out. Sometimes, it may be your mind trying to get the obligation cancelled on your behalf. Get sick often enough, you get fired or otherwise no longer have to fulfill the obligation. That’ll kick in before things get bad enough that self destructive behaviours get going, and if you pay attention to them, you can skip the usual spiral into hell.
One sign that a lot of people don’t notice is being sick.
Very often, the subconscious will be ready to stop before you’re aware of it. Consciously, you may be irritated, thinking about maybe wanting a vacation, a long weekend, and not really get that whatever it is that you’re doing is over on a deep level.
So, you get sick. You’ll have headaches, nausea, diarrhea, idiopathic fevers and such. Never anything that’s got a clear diagnosis, but enough that you start skipping on whatever the obligation is (because burnout isn’t always work based, but it is usually an obligation in the context of this post) at a small scale.
That’ll usually kick in a month or so before you start thinking about finding an out. Sometimes, it may be your mind trying to get the obligation cancelled on your behalf. Get sick often enough, you get fired or otherwise no longer have to fulfill the obligation. That’ll kick in before things get bad enough that self destructive behaviours get going, and if you pay attention to them, you can skip the usual spiral into hell.
Well that explains a lot