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As you're recovering from burnout, if you're doing it in a way that's trying to deconstruct the reasons that you got into burnout in the first place, and form new patterns for the future, you might find that you'll still sometimes recognize that you've kind of reached your limit, that you're tired, you need to rest, but you're gonna push on anyway. 1/2

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As you're recovering from burnout, if you're doing it in a way that's trying to deconstruct the reasons that you got into burnout in the first place, and form new patterns for the future, you might find that you'll still sometimes recognize that you've kind of reached your limit, that you're tired, you need to rest, but you're gonna push on anyway. 1/2

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Not long ago, I left a role I had every reason to think would be a dream fit.

On the way out, I got an unexpectedly kind gesture (pictured). I'm taking the high road, so no story-time about the job - just what I'm keeping from it:

- What burnout actually is, not the buzzword version.
- What autistic burnout actually does - not "tired", but losing skills you've had for years.
- How loud unmanaged micromanagement gets, until it's the only voice left in your head.
- That a body keeps its own record, even when you stop checking in on it.
- What it's like to need real pharmaceutical support - and watch it stop being enough on its own.
- How good "before" really was.

None of this makes me bitter.
It makes me determined.

Recovery starts now, and it's going to take a while - I've made peace with that part.

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