There is no “immediate” cure for burnout. Burnout is the result of environmental stressors, but once it sets in it's like a broken leg. It takes time to heal. T

There is no “immediate” cure for burnout. Burnout is the result of environmental stressors, but once it sets in it's like a broken leg. It takes time to heal. The textbook cure is rest, effectively abdication of your responsibilities, and you could be right again after a few months, but as the author points out not everybody can be so privileged. In my experience, and that of others I’ve spoken with, recovery can take about 18 months if you can radically rethink your attitude to work and reach out to colleagues and solicit their support. If you’re going to be trying to shoulder this all on your own and expect to go around day-to-day with your same (perhaps maladaptive) attitude to life as you did before you will find recovery a lot harder, and perhaps that’s what she means by “no cure”, but to me that’s akin to wanting to repeatedly hit your own leg with a hammer, hoping that taking a load of pain killers will help you get by ... I would contend that if you must continue working, as it is for most people, perhaps changing jobs isnt the best idea - it is after all considered to be one of the most stressful life events (see holmes-raehe) and is not to be taken lightly. But we have to appreciate that not all workplaces are amenable to open displays of personal vulnerability. Which is truly sad. The sunscreen song comes to mind: ”leave before it makes you hard” But nevertheless, don’t give up hope, you can find human kindness in the unlikliest of places, but first maybe you have to be kind to yourself <3