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How can I stop a burnout?

Seren

Over the last few months my meltdowns and shutdowns have become more frequent. I'm barely working, I'm exhausted all the time. I feel so alone, useless and a burden and I don't want to go through this anymore. I don't know where to go to get help. I used to be able to do so much, why can't I be who I used to be? What happened, what went wrong?

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  • You aren't useless or a burden, defo not alone either, it's something that everyone with autism experiences at some point unfortunately. Rest is your friend. Don't feel bad for resting, it is very necessary to get through this. My exams were a couple of years ago now and I am still feeling the effects from burnout. Trying to rush your recovery will set you back big time! I tried this a few days and it makes it worse so don't try, you'll feel as bad as ever. I didn't know I had burnout at the time-it was my school exams that triggered it but I thought it was just stress until it resulted in the ultimate fatigue that had me bedridden, I couldn't leave bed for long without getting exhausted, I had to go back to bed to rest otherwise I would fall over. It was that bad, like a flu virus but it never got better. When you're doing too much or under lots of stress burnout can quickly take hold, that was my problem and I think yours as well by the sounds of it.

    I followed this Youtuber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVtSEoof4no this video helped me a lot and it's helped a lot of others on the spectrum as well. Defo worth checking out. Its not a cure oc but it can be helpful.

    The most important thing you can do is rest. You can never get too much rest, so when you feel you need it, have a nap or lay down. Don't feel bad for giving yourself more self care. You need it. Just remember, there's no quick way to recover, it takes time and there's no shame in this. Be kind to yourself, this will pass. Wish you well, positive vibes your way.

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  • You aren't useless or a burden, defo not alone either, it's something that everyone with autism experiences at some point unfortunately. Rest is your friend. Don't feel bad for resting, it is very necessary to get through this. My exams were a couple of years ago now and I am still feeling the effects from burnout. Trying to rush your recovery will set you back big time! I tried this a few days and it makes it worse so don't try, you'll feel as bad as ever. I didn't know I had burnout at the time-it was my school exams that triggered it but I thought it was just stress until it resulted in the ultimate fatigue that had me bedridden, I couldn't leave bed for long without getting exhausted, I had to go back to bed to rest otherwise I would fall over. It was that bad, like a flu virus but it never got better. When you're doing too much or under lots of stress burnout can quickly take hold, that was my problem and I think yours as well by the sounds of it.

    I followed this Youtuber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVtSEoof4no this video helped me a lot and it's helped a lot of others on the spectrum as well. Defo worth checking out. Its not a cure oc but it can be helpful.

    The most important thing you can do is rest. You can never get too much rest, so when you feel you need it, have a nap or lay down. Don't feel bad for giving yourself more self care. You need it. Just remember, there's no quick way to recover, it takes time and there's no shame in this. Be kind to yourself, this will pass. Wish you well, positive vibes your way.

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