This is for the ones who are burnt out. For the ones who feel tired and worn down. Who don’t recognize this version of themselves and wonder if they’ll ever be “themselves” again. Who are discouraged and can’t seem to do things that they’d normally do easily. Who just want to feel better, but can’t will it to be…yet.
So be patient with yourself. They say that when you feel thirsty you’re already dehydrated. I think the same is true for being burnt out. Sometimes by the time you notice the symptoms you’re already extremely depleted and recognizing that so that you can take a step back is super important.
Do the things that restore your soul and hang in there. Read, relax, practice self-care, listen to calming music, and do all the things that bring calm and peace to your soul. Spend time with people who give you life and energy and be careful spending too much time with those who are takers and deplete you.
Do things that give you joy just for the sake of doing them. Give yourself time to “be yourself” again. You’ll feel alright again, just hang in there. Listen to your body and rest when you need to rest. Take a walk when you need to take a walk to stretch your legs and clear your mind. Listen to music that makes you happy. Watch and read things that aren’t too heavy. Don’t push yourself too early, it’s like waiting to use a broken bone, you need to be healed first.
Be honest about the things that got you here in the first place. Were you doing too much? Taking on too much stress from work, family, friends, etc.? Were you enduring a really stressful season for an extended period of time? Were you able to adjust some things in your life to help with that stress? It’s good to recognize where the burn out came from. And remember it’s going to be alright and you are not alone.
Make sure to check in with yourself about your mental health and seek professional help if needed. Talking to someone who is a neutral party, like a therapist, can put life, that seems overwhelming and too hard, back into perspective.
Stress is an inevitable product of our advanced society and burnout from all of that stress can seem inevitable and overwhelming and hard to fix, but it is doable. You can fix your circumstances and align your life in a way that is more manageable, so that stress and burnout affect your life less. Having a good work/life balance is important to prevent burnout and always making sure you check in with yourself and incorporate things that you love into your routine is important to manage stress and burnout as well.
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