It's the anniversary of my burnout. This time last year, I hit the wall and realized I HAD to stop and rest. I resigned my job on Fable, which was wrenching, and moved to a new country, new town, new life entirely. A year on, I'm doing much better. I love my new job and new life. ...
I still feel tired & creatively flat sometimes, but it's only sometimes now. This is a reminder to take of yourself before burnout gets bad. The longer you "push through" it, the longer it takes you to bounce back & heal. I say this while acknowledging that I ignored my own advice. Don't be me!
Aw man I didn't know you left Fable as a result of burnout! What a tough move but glad you're doing better.
My burnout caught up with me over a year after leaving the environment that brought it on and whew you're right in that pushing through only extended recovery time
Sorry to hear that you burnt out last year - I had a similar experience around the same time. Though our professions aren’t the same(I work in Mental Health 😆), I can definitely empathise 😊 It’s taken this long just to feel almost ‘normal’ and realising I haven’t been ‘normal’ for a long time
I'm glad you're doing better. My anniversary was back in late March & my first project at my new job had just gotten cancelled so I was interviewing for new projects internally. Thankfully I landed on my feet, but I wasn't feeling very introspective at the time so I kind of ignored it
