My Journey With Burnout

My journey with burnout has been a long one. 15 years in fact. I don’t ever remember not being tired, but around 15 or 16 I had Glandular Fever and then it got worse. After that I gradually became more and more fatigued until I hit burnout.
I learnt that burnout is so intertwined with who you are as a person. It’s not as simple as ‘get more sleep.’ Sleep definitely helps, but there’s more to it.
For me, it was anxiety, my people-pleasing tendancies, inablilty to recognise & manage stress, being an empath & highly sensitive, what I ate, lack of boundaries, who I spent time with, being so far from my true calling, and my high achieving personality that contributed to burnout and exhaustion.
I wanted to do allll the things including the things that weren’t serving me, which cemented a pattern of go-go-go and then crash-and-burn. I didn’t stop, until I had to and then I couldn’t get up for days or even weeks.
I did this for many years and in the end it wasn’t sustainable. Something had to change because I had about as much go in me as a 110 year old.
I learnt a new way of being, and I’m still learning that today.
I constantly manage fatigue, headaches and inflammation. I’m constantly seeking new ways to bring my mind, body & soul to it’s fullest potential and listening to my soul’s true calling
Have you experienced or currently experiencing burnout? Leave me a comment, I’d live to hear about what’s going on for you 💕