Used to think of burn out as a weakling thing, but i have to admit the job doesnt channel the same energy as before. Its become stale, and is starting to feel like a drag. How does burnout present, and what can i do to get things back under control?
If you dread Sundays because the next day is Monday. If you find yourself thinking “getting sick for a few days would not be so bad…”. If you just stare at the screen and can no longer focus on the task at hand. If you struggle to fall asleep because you keep thinking about work, and not in a “working through a difficult problem” way. Struggling to wake up in the morning, and when you do, not feeling well-rested. Excessive drinking. Your mind taking you to dark places. Feeling like you carry the weight of the world on your shoulders and if you drop out, things go to shit.
I don’t think I had fully realized how burnt out I really felt until it was too late.
You stop caring to argue your point.
Someone does a big presentation.
Back of your head: “Well that’s obviously a terrible idea for X, Y, and Z reasons.”
You keep quiet and let it blow up instead of trying to fix the process as it’s being implemented.
This is my default without burnout.
