“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
THE QUITTER’S CLUB blog
People pleasing, perfectionism, booze, skinny jeans, crappy cheese - everyone’s quitting something. Join me here in a quest for less of what’s holding you back from a life of sustainable, authentic joy.
Is it Burnout, or Is It Depression?
Burnout and depression can look the same, and can occur - but they are fundamentally different. If you treat the wrong root, recovery isn't coming quickly.
How do you know what you're dealing with, and how do you move forward if you've got both? Read here to find out.
Am I Burned Out? Check This Burnout Symptoms, Stages, Coping Styles List
Most people thing burnout is failure, it’s the one who flamed out and couldn’t get it together.
But burnout is your body, brain, and heart functioning exactly how they should be in the face of chronic stress - chronic stress and stressors that aren’t your fault.
The first step to recovery is awareness. Here’s everything you need to know on what burnout actually is, what it’s not, and how to know exactly where you are in the cycle.
What Actually Causes Burnout and Extreme Exhaustion?
What causes burnout? If you came here for the short answer: burnout is caused by chronically incomplete stress cycles combined with continued exposure to stress.
What do people think causes burnout? Too much work, toxic work environment, or other stressors.
What really causes burnout? Pervasive, powerful social and economic systems that convince us our worth is equal to our economic production or service to perpetuating the systems themselves, without regard for our actual capacity and our biological needs as humans, as mammals really: connection, meaning, rest, autonomy.
Stress vs. Burnout: Why They're Not the Same Damn Thing
Let me be crystal clear: stress and burnout are not the same thing.
Stress is generally short-term and is often identified with specific pressures we feel we have some control over. Burnout, on the other hand, is a chronic condition associated with repeated, unresolved stress over a long period.
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