Thank you, Hester. Been here, many times! So much shame when you can't "do everything you should be doing". Now I know it's the ADHD, I can shake off the shame and be kind to myself when I realise burnout is right around the corner.
This was a great reminder! I recently wrote a post about this in the context of being a neurodivergent creator - it's the boom-bust cycle that happens every day, because we're taught to think we're only as good as our last piece of content.
Im experiencing this for several months. I am emotionally supporting many people in my family and trying to have a career. I have ambition but 0 energy.
When you have come from a family with significant mental health issues on top of my family with teens with AuDHD and my own AuDHD, it is out-of-control burnout. I have to let go but its impossible to accept that my family of origin cannot will never have happy times together. That there is nothing to look forward to.
While my friends have pleasant moments in the past and now with their aging parents, I'm still experiencing the abuse, neglect and drama when we have to interact (they have no one else).
Thank you, Hester. Been here, many times! So much shame when you can't "do everything you should be doing". Now I know it's the ADHD, I can shake off the shame and be kind to myself when I realise burnout is right around the corner.
This was a great reminder! I recently wrote a post about this in the context of being a neurodivergent creator - it's the boom-bust cycle that happens every day, because we're taught to think we're only as good as our last piece of content.
Looking forward to following you here! :)
Im experiencing this for several months. I am emotionally supporting many people in my family and trying to have a career. I have ambition but 0 energy.
When you have come from a family with significant mental health issues on top of my family with teens with AuDHD and my own AuDHD, it is out-of-control burnout. I have to let go but its impossible to accept that my family of origin cannot will never have happy times together. That there is nothing to look forward to.
While my friends have pleasant moments in the past and now with their aging parents, I'm still experiencing the abuse, neglect and drama when we have to interact (they have no one else).