Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm still trying to understand what burnout is because I feel like it manifests in different ways.
Currently, I'm in an IBD flare up. This comes after a busy summer, stress about work, parenting, and I'm about to move house (so have been selling ours, with all the difficulties that brings).
Mystified as how to cure my IBD flares I recently read a book by Temple Grandin who openly discusses her journey. The part that interested me was where she says she started taking an antidepressant and this put an end to her colitis flare ups.
So I was wondering, how does burnout manifest in you, has medication helped you, and do you think burnout is why I'm so sick again?
JT said:do you think burnout is why I'm so sick again?
The stress makes your body release way more adrenaline than normal which can suppress the immune system, and in conjunction to the poor diet that often accompanies this (ie no energy to shop/cook and comfort eating or simply not eating) then the body becomes excessively tired and prone to flare up of pre-existing conditions and new infections / viruses.
For me burnout manifests as mental "fuzziness" due to my brain trying to do too much and never finishing any thoughts, constant tension in my body with an irritable nature - cannot rest and everything hurts.