What Is Burnout?

#TakeTheMaskOff Campaign - Week 4

• Burnout is wanting to make a cup of tea but there being too many steps for your brain to cope with.

• Burnout is feeling like everything is too much, even light coming through the windows or the sound of footsteps.

• Burnout is unwillingly tuning out halfway through a conversation because your brain is shutting off.

• Burnout is toast for lunch and for dinner because you don't have the energy for anything else.

• Burnout is getting irritable with everyone because your mind and body have already reached maximum capacity.

• Burnout is feeling every bright light and loud sound as pain.

• Burnout is not being able to speak.

• Burnout is having to speak and being so tired that you get out of breath with the effort of it.

• Burnout is having to rely on those around you to help you but also leave you alone.

• Burnout is making breakfast and then having to lie down again before you have the energy to eat it.

• Burnout means a dip in your mental health.

• Burnout is having pushed and pushed until your body forces you to fall just to get you to stop.

• Burnout is not being able to hold your phone because your hands are too tired.

• Burnout is finding watching TV too strenuous.

• Burnout is being unable to do the things you love.

• Burnout is wanting to write prose but having to settle for bullet points.