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? Dealing with a burnout or struggling with mental health or both

Halewood34

Hi

I’m in my 30’s and I’ve recently filled in a self referral for an autism assessment as I was never picked up at school. I’ve currently been off work (as a nurse in the NHS) for almost 6 months with depression and anxiety, but after research and some community support II think it’s more a burnout with potential depression and anxiety together. Things have slowly improved and I’m going back to work soon but the anxiety has started to over take over the low mood/burnout is horrible and I have a fear once I’m in work I’m going to slip back into a burnout. I’ve been going into work to touch basis and I’m ok as I know I can escape but I worry I’m not getting the full support etc I’d get if I had an autism diagnosis. 

Due to living in Wales there’s a 3-3.5 year waiting list and no way to get an assessment quicker through my job etc unless I can pay which is not likely currently. 

I just really worry due to not getting the correct support in the community as I’ve only got counselling as I’m low risk and no diagnosis of anything to help, I’m not getting the results I need to get my life fully back on track. 

(sorry it’s a bit long winded and deep) 

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  • For me, understanding specifically what my burnout looks like and tailored ways to help those symptoms can be really helpful for me. Information overload is a quick way for me to reach burnout, whether it's social media or a discussion that has 5 seperate sub topics. Solely listening to music or playing with my cats helped me: taking a stop on a task and being present helps a lot.

    Interestingly, I listened to a useful acronym yesterday on Headspace:
    S: Stop what you are doing
    T: Take tiem to pause and anchor yourself, through breathwork or something else
    O: Observe what you are doing, what happened up to burnout, and how you are doing
    P: Proceed and carry on after a time out

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  • For me, understanding specifically what my burnout looks like and tailored ways to help those symptoms can be really helpful for me. Information overload is a quick way for me to reach burnout, whether it's social media or a discussion that has 5 seperate sub topics. Solely listening to music or playing with my cats helped me: taking a stop on a task and being present helps a lot.

    Interestingly, I listened to a useful acronym yesterday on Headspace:
    S: Stop what you are doing
    T: Take tiem to pause and anchor yourself, through breathwork or something else
    O: Observe what you are doing, what happened up to burnout, and how you are doing
    P: Proceed and carry on after a time out

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