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?
I have problems with my tummy but got checked and don’t have colitis or inflammation or anything like that. I don’t know what causes it neither do the doctors. I take antidepressants for anxiety and they help numb me a bit which is good for me because I don’t cry anymore whereas before when I was not on antidepressants I was crying nearly everyday and hated life. They help smooth the edges for me. But they do not cure anxiety and I still get panic attacks despite being on a high dose. I’ve just got to live with it I guess. Hopefully your tummy problems get better. Antidepressants might help you. Maybe you should speak to your gp about it?