Burnout Articles
High-functioning depression: fine at work, falling apart everywhere else
The people who ask me about this have good performance reviews and an apology ready. Work is the last part of a life to go, which makes it a poor place to look for evidence. Here is what high-functioning depression turns out to be on examination, and what changes treatment when someone is still holding everything up.
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Do I have ADHD, or am I just burned out?
Burnout and ADHD produce almost the same complaint: you can't focus, you can't start things, you lose the thread in meetings. The difference is in the timeline, and a careful evaluation is built to find it. A licensed psychologist explains what separates the two, why online screeners can't, and what changes depending on the answer.
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Burnout Isn't Tired. That's Why Rest Doesn't Fix It.
The people who come to me for burnout almost never lead with that word. They say they're fine, just tired, and then they explain a life that would exhaust anyone. Vacation doesn't touch it, because burnout was never about hours.
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