Autistic burnout

I came up with this strategy Paul50 it's working for me:

"To "survive burnout phoenix-style" means to recover and rise from it by first prioritizing rest and self-care, then setting realistic expectations and boundaries, seeking support from others, and finally reflecting on and reassessing your goals to rebuild a more balanced life that aligns with your values. This process takes time and involves self-reflection, reconnecting with passions, and celebrating small wins to find renewed joy and meaning."

I have a background in exercise health myself so I'd like also to share this as personal strategies out of filial respect:

the primary principle may be to consider (as the song puts it) "it ain't what you do it's the way that you do it"

eccentric exercise (ie lowering the burden down safely and smoothly) is mechanically harder than lifting it up - 

if you hold the golgi tendon organ on a prolonged load eventually it will relax and the biomechanics will resolve the equation to a stronger solution with other areas taking the load ...

finding spinal reflex/autonomic means to achieve the physical result is well worth the investment in time and mental effort - it means one may do more by doing less

the skill to physical capability is primarily one of balance and leverage 

when considering exercise don't forget that one is standing under 60 miles of air that weighs 14 1/2 pounds per square inch - don't forget to breathe - and the first thing before lifting something else is maintaining poise and balance in one's own posture - of which breathing is the first principle.

one tends to think as exercise as lifting weights, going for a run etc - maybe consider that what one is doing when one is not doing something is physically still utilising muscles and joints etc

how one holds oneself is a biopsychosocial expression of self - internal balance is key - 

biochemistry has many insights into stress behaviour and responses in exercise

fitness?  If the key fits the lock then very little effort is required to turn it.

Fitness is about using less effort to achieve more effect.  Doing more to achieve more - eventually one burns out..  

and this expands into other aspects of life - in my experience

Personally I throw that into the burn-out survival plan I first shared.

Best wishes

Phased

I came up with this strategy Paul50 it's working for me:

"To "survive burnout phoenix-style" means to recover and rise from it by first prioritizing rest and self-care, then setting realistic expectations and boundaries, seeking support from others, and finally reflecting on and reassessing your goals to rebuild a more balanced life that aligns with your values. This process takes time and involves self-reflection, reconnecting with passions, and celebrating small wins to find renewed joy and meaning."

I have a background in exercise health myself so I'd like also to share this as personal strategies out of filial respect:

the primary principle may be to consider (as the song puts it) "it ain't what you do it's the way that you do it"

eccentric exercise (ie lowering the burden down safely and smoothly) is mechanically harder than lifting it up - 

if you hold the golgi tendon organ on a prolonged load eventually it will relax and the biomechanics will resolve the equation to a stronger solution with other areas taking the load ...

finding spinal reflex/autonomic means to achieve the physical result is well worth the investment in time and mental effort - it means one may do more by doing less

the skill to physical capability is primarily one of balance and leverage 

when considering exercise don't forget that one is standing under 60 miles of air that weighs 14 1/2 pounds per square inch - don't forget to breathe - and the first thing before lifting something else is maintaining poise and balance in one's own posture - of which breathing is the first principle.

one tends to think as exercise as lifting weights, going for a run etc - maybe consider that what one is doing when one is not doing something is physically still utilising muscles and joints etc

how one holds oneself is a biopsychosocial expression of self - internal balance is key - 

biochemistry has many insights into stress behaviour and responses in exercise

fitness?  If the key fits the lock then very little effort is required to turn it.

Fitness is about using less effort to achieve more effect.  Doing more to achieve more - eventually one burns out..  

and this expands into other aspects of life - in my experience

Personally I throw that into the burn-out survival plan I first shared.

Best wishes

Phased