Thank you for sharing, Madeleine, and I'm sorry to hear you had this experience. And at the start of Covid. I'm pleased to hear things have changed for you. Sometimes we have to hit the wall before we can transform, right? If only it didn't have to be that way. Do you still find it hard to manage the urge to overdo things? So much has changed for me but I can still try to pack too much in. I'm learning and I'm a slow learner! That said, I'm just back from a glorious camping trip and Substack break that did me a lot of good.
Hard relate again. The compulsion to be busy was definitely a trauma response for me, but it’s interesting how my ADHD brain lapped it up and thrived being so. I didn’t burnout as such. But when I stopped it took me years to slow my nervous system.
Thanks for sharing, Ali, and yes, now that I understand I have an ADHD brain, it all makes perfect sense. I also thrived on the busyness. It's taken me a long time to slow my nervous system too - I can still wind myself up. But the awareness is so much greater and that's such a gift. Wishing you a calm day.
My burnout hit me smack at the beginning of covid. There was no denying it, I was very, very tired. Life does look different now.
Thank you for sharing, Madeleine, and I'm sorry to hear you had this experience. And at the start of Covid. I'm pleased to hear things have changed for you. Sometimes we have to hit the wall before we can transform, right? If only it didn't have to be that way. Do you still find it hard to manage the urge to overdo things? So much has changed for me but I can still try to pack too much in. I'm learning and I'm a slow learner! That said, I'm just back from a glorious camping trip and Substack break that did me a lot of good.
Hard relate again. The compulsion to be busy was definitely a trauma response for me, but it’s interesting how my ADHD brain lapped it up and thrived being so. I didn’t burnout as such. But when I stopped it took me years to slow my nervous system.
Thanks for sharing, Ali, and yes, now that I understand I have an ADHD brain, it all makes perfect sense. I also thrived on the busyness. It's taken me a long time to slow my nervous system too - I can still wind myself up. But the awareness is so much greater and that's such a gift. Wishing you a calm day.
Nice to hear you speak about your experiences.