ADHD Burnout | Why One Flame -Out Can Feel Like Your Entire Life Is Going Up In Flames
Burnout is a buzzword these days -- but when you live with ADHD, it's a completely different beast.
Burnout is a buzzword these days -- but when you live with ADHD, it's a completely different beast.
Ever feel like you woke up tired...and then stayed tired?Same, friend. Welcome to the intersection of ADHD and chronic fatigue -- where your brain's running a marathon and your body never got the memo.
Let's play a game.Right now, how many tabs are open in your brain?
You finally get a diagnosis.You finally have words for the chaos you've carried your whole life.You start understanding your patterns, your nervous system, your strengths and struggles.
When people think of ADHD, they often imagine a boy bouncing off the walls, blurting out answers, and forgetting his backpack three days a week. But what about the quiet girls who stare out the window, who daydream through math class, who get labeled as spacey or shy -- and never get the help they need?
Ever walk into a room with the confidence of someone who knows exactly what they're doing...only to freeze mid-step like a buffering screen from 2004? Yeah, same.
We've all been there -- the clock is ticking, the dishes are piling, someone's asking for one more thing, and suddenly...you're spiraling. You know what needs to be done, but your brain hits a wall. And when that wall feels 10 feet thick, even the simplest requests can push you over the edge.
There's something sacred about the morning. Before the messages start pinging, before the sink fills with dishes, before the world demands your energy -- you have a window. a quiet one. A tender one. For those of us with ADHD, that window is golden. And yet...we often sleep through it, stumble into it, or miss it altogether.
If you've ever sat on the edge of your bed staring at a pile of laundry, knowing it needs to be folded but feeling physically unable to move -- this post is for you. If you've been called unmotivated, irresponsible, or a procrastinator...this post is for you, too.
If you've ever started cleaning your kitchen and somehow ended up sitting in your closet surrounded by clothes you forgot you owned...then hey bestie! You're in the right place.
Have you ever woken up feeling okay, maybe even hopeful about the day, and then suddenly by 11:42 a.m. you're wondering how the hell you're supposed to do the rest of it ?
I want to start by saying: you're not broken -- you've just been trying to survive in a world that was never built with your brain in mind.