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Autistic Burnout Recovery Is About Reducing Dissonance
Getting enough energy back to keep masking isn’t true burnout recovery.
Getting enough energy back to keep masking isn’t true burnout recovery.
People often ask me how to make their life better without changing things. The answer might be unsatisfying, but it’s simple.
One of my clients asked me recently if he’s not actually going through burnout and it’s just a midlife crisis. It’s a good question, let’s talk about it.
I’m not great at resting, but I’ve learned a lot and have gotten a lot better at it over the last few years. Here’s my observations of what resting is.
A lot of times there’s a fear that if you increase internal awareness you’ll just make things worse, but you can avoid that.
Here’s an overview of how to get out of Autistic burnout permanently, so you can get your life back — an autism-friendly life you are excited to live.
How do you rest when your inner critic keeps getting on your case?
Trying to make your own version of an autistic-friendly life is a bit like finding your way through the deep dark woods.
Do you harangue yourself about the things you should do, even when you’re physically unable and they don’t actually, really, absolutely, need to be done?
Now that you’ve figured out you’re in autistic burnout, what do you do about it? Here’s my five part philosophy on how to recover sustainably.
A short primer on what autistic burnout is, and how you get to that point.
A list of common warning signs that autistic burnout coming soon, or that you’re in it.
A response to a conversation on social media reminded me of a way of thinking that I’d like to discuss.
I’ve gotten back from my vacation, and it’s got me thinking about my relationship with money.
I tried for so long to be normal. And it drove me nuts and burned me out multiple times. It’s not only an unreachable goal, bit it turns out it’s not really the goal that I thought it was, after all.
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