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Extreme tiredness possibly burnout

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Hi, hope it's okay to message here. My brother is 26, he went through mental breakdown in 2020-2021 during which he was sectioned wrongly, we got him home again but fear the effect its had in him was bad. 

The last couple of months he's been really tired. He's no longer able to play games, do much activity like he used to. I have autism and have had burnout so thought it was this at first but last couple of days he has said his eyes are tired and heavy and he's unable to open them so is more less blinded by his tiredness. I've not experienced this. Could this be burnout? Is it different for each person who experienced it? He's very reluctant to go to the gp after what happened to him with mental health team. I hope you can help put some light on our situation. 

Thanks in advance. 

  • I'm glad you're feeling better and that you're on the other side of burnout now. Burnout sucks can really drag you down to the bottom. If fatigue keeps up make sure your doctor tests you to make sure it's not something serious or a vitamin deficiency or something like that.

    I was getting lots of fatigue which wouldn't budge and it turned out to be chronic fatigue syndrome in the end.

  • Hi there ,may be what would help is finding someone he trusts as a starting point then small steps towards professional help. You will probably benefit from steps that give you time to think through what people advice at a pace that suits you and in a way that is more comfortable. Perhaps telephoning for advice, writing to support groups.Get help at a pace that suits him and you. It does make a difference to have the time to process what people suggest and make supprt happen The Nas are here and local support as well as medical professionals. Preparation may be very helpful as again it gives a person time to think about each step or parts of a step.Progess they say is 2 steps forward and one step back so don't be downhearted if there are setbacks keep going forward you will get there. All the best to you  both x

  • in reply to Desmond79

    Hi sorry for the late reply.

    I wasn't ignoring you and I'm grateful for you replying, I just had no energy and haven't been able to get out of bed.

    But I'm on the other side of the burnout now and recovering. Sorry you were feeling stressed. I hope you are doing much better now.

  • in reply to Ann :)

    Hi Ann. Thanks for replying and I'm sorry it's taken me so long to thank you.

    It was burnout. I had a doctor who was good enough to come to me as getting out of bed was almost impossible at the time. Nothing untoward going on. Just my body and brain shutting down and trying to run from real life.

    I'm a lot better now though, thankfully.

  • Hi- It could be burnout- but it would probably be a good idea for him to see a GP to check whether there could be a physical cause for his exhaustion or that could contribute to it. Could you maybe go with him to the GP? I have been reluctant to see GPs due to some bad experiences in the past and I have found that sometimes what helps most is to state your concerns at the very beginning to make the GP aware of them. That way it's out in the open and I find that can help. I even put it into the online consulting form when requesting the appointment that I was concerned about xxx due to past experiences. 

  • I feel like I'm in burnout, at this moment, fellow Bowie Fan. 

    Life is constant stress, for me, dealing with maintaining my house; plus two rental properties.