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ADOoooPretty
1
3 years ago

Looking for a hack on how to deal with ADHD Burnouts

I have young kids. I can't afford to wait 3 months to recover from a burnout. Anything I've researched looks more like preventative measures, and not how to navigate through the sludge. I was an impatient dummy, and decided to take two ADHD pills after dealing with it for about a week. Worst decision I ever made. I went back to just one pill the next day. It did somehow pull me out of the burnout, but I'm not doing that again to fix the burnout. I would never recommend it. It was awful. I was anxious all day, and had bad heart palpitations. I felt worse than I did with the burnout. Looking for an appropriately efficient way to get through a burn out.

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ladyfrazzlehead
1
3 years ago

Burnout is hard and does not have an easy answer. Over time we have to place good boundaries on our energy which is hard. For me mindfulness really helps. As well as practicing radical acceptance- it is what it is, I can do whatever I can do, give myself grace, keep moving forward.

ADOoooPretty avatar
ADOoooPretty
1
3 years ago

No worries. It's an ADHD thing It's how we show people we can empathize with them, and let them know that we know what they're going through. Definitely sounds like a burnout. I hate that bla feeling. I just found out that I don't have to deal with it anymore because I've finally been diagnosed and the meds took it away. Feeling anxiety over having to go through that again. Like I'm sorry I was just told I had a magic cure for that, and now you want to tell me I still get to deal with it if I hyperfocus for too long on something?! No thank you!

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intuitivelibby
1
3 years ago

I was literally popping on here to ask for advice regarding burnout too. It’s the getting started in the morning. In the past once my meds would kick in I would be off to the races but I feel like it’s been months since I felt that way. I tried adjusting my meds but that didn’t help. I don’t think it’s depression but I wake up and I’m like, “ugh!” Cause it just feels like everything requires so much work and I’m constantly stressed about money and work. And not being able to get started in the morning feels like self sabotage because then I’m late to work and that impacts the amount of money I make and round and round we go. I apologize, didn’t mean to take over the thread and make it about me, was truly just trying to express that I relate to the burnout and search for a solution, even if the circumstances surrounding our burnouts differ. I hope people respond with some hacks but until then just know I’m right there with you in the burnout foxhole!