To think “burnout” is the new humblebrag?

[TheCandidGoldJoker]

It used to be “I’m so busy.” Now it’s “I’m traumatised by my calendar.” Same need for validation.

Isn't Humblebrag a rather devious character in Harry Potter?

If not, perhaps they should be?

Seriously?

no. I had burnout (panic attacks, anxiety, dissociative episodes). It’s not a joke.

Jesus Christ, you obviously have no experience of burnout. Panic attacks, palpitations, chronic insomnia and debilitating anxiety. YABU and unkind.

Yup. I had burnout too. Throwing up every morning, the impact on me physically was amazing. Triggered autoimmune disease i'll have for the rest of my life

Sad thing is before I had it I'd have probably said the same thing.

Look after myself better now and notice the signs more but no...it's not the next anything. And ASD is not over diagnosed. And the MMR jab doesn't turn you into a chicken.

Burnout is not to be messed with, it’s horrendous and needs medical treatment. No one I know who has suffered from it has used the term as a humblebrag, nor would they wish it on their worst enemy.

I work in a corporate high pressure job with loads of responsibilities. I’ve always been super ambitious and Used to never understand people who had burnout and thought they should just rest. Until it caught me a few months ago, similar to @Octavia64, the anxiety, extreme fatigue, and the dissociative episodes ? I don’t wish it on anyone. It’s sadly very real.

Burnout as a humble brag?

Never heard it used in this manner.

When I experienced Autistic burnout, I was barely able to function and had to call in additional, professional support in helping me with my DC, as I could barely function.

It was like wanting to die, but being chained to living, as I absolutely had to ensure that my DC were looked after as well as could be, in the absence of the father, or other family to support their wellbeing.

So, no part of that could possibly be construed as a humble brag as, if it was hell on fucking earth for me, it was bloody awful for my 2 primary aged children.

😂 what a lovely goady post OP!

I don't think you understand the term humble brag.
Or burnout for that matter.

Nah. People I've known with burnout keep it very quiet and feared being judged for their perceived weakness.
I do feel though that it's being used more as a throwaway term akin to 'I have OCD' when actually you mean you're fastidious etc.

No. Burnout is horrendous. I would not wish it on anyone. I don't see how saying you have burnout is any way a humble brag either.

My 9 year old is in autistic burn out. She lost 8% of her body weight in less than 2 weeks, panic attacks, randomly bursting into tears, periods of hiding under blankets for hours and staring into space and unable to attend school or social activities.

I don’t think it’s a humble brag.

Yes. I know what u mean

burnout is obviously a real thing,
but is also used inappropriately when people are trying to communicate feeling knackered or whatever but don’t actually have true burn out and that can minimise the experience of true burnout

it’s a symptom of ‘therapy culture’

like : I prefer things clean and tidy aka I have OCD - no u don’t !

I’ve had stressful, traumatic experiences, I have PTSD … but do you really meet the diagnostics criteria ??
having treatment for PTSD when you don’t have it, can make people feel worse / even more traumatised !! And often gets in the way of people of having the right interventions like attending freedom programmes for example !

I think society should use clinical terms responsibly,

You really haven't got a clue.

I had burnout after the first COVID lockdown due to working for NHS, shielding a child with a medical condition and a series of hospitalisations with said child. I took 3 weeks off work and spent the first week sat on a chair in a silent room staring into space. I gradually started to be able to interact with her world but I was an absolute shell

If you think it's some kind of brag you have no fucking clue as to what burnout is.

I think op is saying that people claim to be burned out when they are not. It is this weird expectation that we all have to be super busy and on the verge of burnout in order to prove we are working. Not that real burnout is a joke.

My work is still stuck at busy. Every single meeting starts with people telling how busy they are. And they know how busy we are. And competitive how many unread email we have. Amnd hwo much unpaid time we do. Im sometimes worried if I'm actually working cause Im not busy for 40h/week.

There's a bit of a difference between burnout and traumatised by a calendar!!

If it’s being used as attention seeking online then maybe.
But a lot of things are therapy talk now @OP well online - you don’t get anywhere near as much attention if you post, I don’t know, “summer’s diary is busy” much better to be traumatised by a diary arrangements you made!

It’s like those super tidy houses you see on reels, or young families in mansions, they are airb&bs they hire and pack a car full of spices and seeds in matching containers and make content, It’s not real and utter madness, but you can make a living from it - which indicates to me the end of times

Trying to make strangers online desire a life that doesn’t exist. We don’t need AI to lose grip of reality we happily walk into the webs.

If it’s a friend @TheCandidGoldJoker then offer if nothing else just someone they can talk to or take them over a meal/cake - something to let them know you care, if you do. If it’s online, well that’s anyone’s guess.

I was just about to say this.

Offensive.

Well, I’ve just quit my high paid job due to burnout. I’ve not told a single person that’s why I’ve quit, not even my husband. So, no, definitely not a humble brag.

I’m sure some people have guessed that’s the reason given that I’ve quit in the middle of a high stress project without another job to go to, and have told people (whilst crying) that I’m taking a 3 month break. But still have never uttered the words out loud.

I’ve just re-checked the symptoms online, and unfortunately I have basically every symptom outlined. I don’t even know how to start recovering from this let alone how to prevent it happening again. I also don’t really think that I will be ready to work again in 3 months time.

My advice for recovery:

sleep. Eat. Do very little else.

I went to the beach a lot and just sat on it. (January)

Real burnout is one thing, people using it as a throwaway term to mean "I'm a bit tired" like people use OCD to mean "I bleach the toilet and hoover everyday" is another.

It’s the opposite for me, I’ve been ashamed to admit to anyone about my burnout.

Burn out gave me a chronic illness that I’ll never recover from. Did I mention it? No, I was too embarrassed. I take more care of myself these days. Solidarity with anyone suffering this outcome. I can’t get over this thread..or the op…