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Signs of burnout and needing support

Billy87

Does anyone notice signs of an austistic burnout before it happens? I had a burnout in the summer and I have recovered somewhat but recently I can feel signs mentally of what happened in the summer happening again. 

I am supposed to start a demanding new job Tuesday and I feel if I do it will almost definitely cause the burnout I can feel coming on. I have a dental operation that I am really scared of to organise this week as well

Do you ever get that feeling when you try and do something and its like you can almost physcially feel this wall in front of you stopping you and your pushing against it but you know you cant get through? Dont know if I explained that very well

Sometimes I feel hopeful that I can do it all and other times I feel close to breaking point and I just want to curl up into a ball and hide

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  • I thought I'd recovered from burnout but looking back really don't think I fully had. I'm used to masking heavily and often don't know properly how I feel. I would still see the wall and push through. 

    Then I got ill. I still pushed through till my body said i couldnt. I'm wondering if I might not have been as ill if I'd not had the prolonged anxiety or stress over the years. I took several months off due to this illness. While still not physically better, the break has mostly mentally reset me. It might be you need a prolonged time off however we are all different. I'm not sure but I can say keep pushing leads to further burnout, especially if you are not fully recovered. Your other posts have mentioned you've had loads going on lately and now you are starting a new job so probably not feeling rested or raring to go. If you think it's going to happen again...you know yourself best. Have you talked to your other half about how you are feeling?

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  • I thought I'd recovered from burnout but looking back really don't think I fully had. I'm used to masking heavily and often don't know properly how I feel. I would still see the wall and push through. 

    Then I got ill. I still pushed through till my body said i couldnt. I'm wondering if I might not have been as ill if I'd not had the prolonged anxiety or stress over the years. I took several months off due to this illness. While still not physically better, the break has mostly mentally reset me. It might be you need a prolonged time off however we are all different. I'm not sure but I can say keep pushing leads to further burnout, especially if you are not fully recovered. Your other posts have mentioned you've had loads going on lately and now you are starting a new job so probably not feeling rested or raring to go. If you think it's going to happen again...you know yourself best. Have you talked to your other half about how you are feeling?

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