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Empty tank, cynicism and slow recovery.
Peer support, not treatment. Everything here comes from people describing what they personally lived through. Nobody is a verified therapist, doctor or mental-health professional. If you need clinical care, please also speak to a professional — see safety resources.
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I used to be the person who did everything. Now getting through a workday takes everything I have and my evenings are just the sofa. I don't feel sad exactly, just empty.
Members who've personally been through it.
Recovered from a two-year burnout that cost me a job I loved. Now I mostly talk about rest, boundaries and going back slowly.
Twenty years in a job I hated before I changed lanes at 44. It's not too late, it's just later.
