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Waiting for an assessment and burnout

Hollyhop

Hi 

not sure if anyone can help offer any advice.

I am currently on the waitlist for an assessment. It’s always been questioned my whole life but nothing was ever done about it. The more I learn about autism the more my whole life makes sense. 

I think I may have hit burnout. When I read about it pretty much explains what I have been feeling for the past month. When I look back on my life and times when I just thought I just had anxiety I think it was actually burnout as well. While it makes prefect sense my brain won’t let it rest and keeps questioning it rather than accept that this is where I am at right now. Almost like it constantly needs answers. 

very much trying to meet myself with kindness but it’s hard. Any advice on waiting for an assessment and burn out would be very much appreciated.

thank you 

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  • I think burnout can sneak up on you, you may start to feel more tired than usual, perhaps need more sleep or nap in the day. It can feel like just about doing anything is a struggle, even continuing work. It’s often the case that we keep plodding regardless because society expects us to, work needs us, other people rely on us. We aren’t machines and sooner or later we will need to check out for a bit and focus on ourselves and you have to be selfish with it, it’s important to really make time to do the things you enjoy. Being kind to yourself is hard sometimes, you may even feel like you don’t deserve it. Comparing yourself to others and thinking well they just get on with it, they aren’t facing the possibility of being autistic though. 

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  • I think burnout can sneak up on you, you may start to feel more tired than usual, perhaps need more sleep or nap in the day. It can feel like just about doing anything is a struggle, even continuing work. It’s often the case that we keep plodding regardless because society expects us to, work needs us, other people rely on us. We aren’t machines and sooner or later we will need to check out for a bit and focus on ourselves and you have to be selfish with it, it’s important to really make time to do the things you enjoy. Being kind to yourself is hard sometimes, you may even feel like you don’t deserve it. Comparing yourself to others and thinking well they just get on with it, they aren’t facing the possibility of being autistic though. 

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