Let’s reframe how we think about burn out…
When we say “I am so burnt out” - what does that even mean? Coming from the understanding that we are not just one core personality and we all wear several different hats and are made up of lots of different parts - it may be helpful to slow down and ask “who inside me is burnt out”?
We so commonly refer to ourselves as just one collective thing and that makes it difficult to name burn out and know what to do with it because it is very unlikely that YOU are burnt out -it is much more common for the organizer you to be exhausted the perfectionist you to be stressed and never catching a break the compartmentalizer you to be overwhelmed, etc.
Very commonly some of the core parts of ourselves that lead our lives are exhausted and just can’t anymore. They need a break but do not know how to take one or are so scared that if they stop doing what they do best everything else will crumble.
So let us slow down the process and figure out what our bodies and minds are telling us to see who inside is bunt out and needs some help.
Written by Shannon Gonter , LPCC
I specialize in working with individuals aged 18-35. Some presenting concerns that I most commonly work with are stress, relationship issues, difficulty saying “no” to others, difficulties recognizing emotions and emotionally connecting to others, anger, and intimacy issues, among others. I am trained to help you become more aware of your emotional responses to these challenges and help you recognize problematic relational patterns and new ways to cope. This awareness will create new opportunities for learning more adaptive ways of relating to others and coping with life’s stressors.
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