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Got burn out too. I've incredible hard time to have my brain to function properly even after 1.5 years of no work. Non functioning brain means (at 45 years old)

by wiz21c 5y ago

Got burn out too. I've incredible hard time to have my brain to function properly even after 1.5 years of no work. Non functioning brain means (at 45 years old): - you understand new concepts (in my case maths) very slowly (that is about 10x times slower than before) - you memorize very slowly (I can reliably compare myself to 22 years old students, I need about 5 times more time to memorize a course than them; and I was a very good student at their age). - anything even remotely stressful is tough. Remotely stressful = plan something to do the week end; cook a new recipe (I'm a good cook and I used to love cooking); do paperwork; listen to the kids for more than 15 minutes;... So burn out is (as said by many) a completely different thing than "exhausted". Burn out means : your brain is fucked up for a very long period of time. The hardest part for me is to think about the future. I just can't. And that generates a lot of anxiety... And that adds to the very bad shape...

pbrb 5y ago
This hits too close to home. I used to be able to learn new tech quickly, bang out tons of work, and be able to context switch / multi-task with ease. I can't bring myself to do my taxes. I feel it's only a matter of time until I get fired. I try hard to get back into work, but my brain just won't let me. I'll then spend more time in front of the computer to try and catch up which just makes it worse. Doing any type of work is like pulling teeth just to get started. Don't know what I'm going to do. The worst part is I get angry about it.
- wiz21c 5y ago
  Get some help. You'll be heard and possibly understood. You'll realize you're not alone which helps to feel a bit less bad about it. You'll learn to live with the situation (because, in my case, that's the only way out). You'll sure change a little bit too, just like I am changing. You'll make bad choices again too, it happens. Adaptation is our better weapon, but it takes an awful lot of time... But get some help 'cos, well, it helps. And hopefully, we'll recover at some point, in a not too distant future...

by wiz21c 5y ago

pbrb 5y ago

This hits too close to home. I used to be able to learn new tech quickly, bang out tons of work, and be able to context switch / multi-task with ease. I can't bring myself to do my taxes. I feel it's only a matter of time until I get fired. I try hard to get back into work, but my brain just won't let me. I'll then spend more time in front of the computer to try and catch up which just makes it worse. Doing any type of work is like pulling teeth just to get started. Don't know what I'm going to do. The worst part is I get angry about it.

wiz21c 5y ago
Get some help. You'll be heard and possibly understood. You'll realize you're not alone which helps to feel a bit less bad about it. You'll learn to live with the situation (because, in my case, that's the only way out). You'll sure change a little bit too, just like I am changing. You'll make bad choices again too, it happens. Adaptation is our better weapon, but it takes an awful lot of time... But get some help 'cos, well, it helps. And hopefully, we'll recover at some point, in a not too distant future...