You have been told you are burnt out. But what if burnout is the symptom, not the cause? Here are five questions that help distinguish burnout from ADHD in doctors.
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For decades, you have been the one who copes. You hold the project together at work. You hold the household together at home. People rely on you because you deliver. And then, somewhere in your fifties, something gives. The systems that always worked stop working. The energy that always came back is slower to return. [...]
You are good at your job. Everyone says so. You hit your targets, meet your deadlines, and deliver quality work. What nobody sees is what it costs you. The late nights catching up on admin you could not start during the day. The anxiety before every meeting because you have not read the papers. The [...]
You used to cope. You held it all together. The career, the family, the house, the social life, the mental load. It was hard, but you managed. Then somewhere in your late thirties or early forties, it all started to unravel. You cannot focus. You cannot remember things. You are exhausted all the time. You [...]
Last week you were unstoppable. You cleared your inbox, finished a client project early, and even planned ahead for the month. You thought, this is it. I have finally cracked it. This week, you can barely open your laptop. If you run your own business with an ADHD brain, this pattern is exhausting. Not just [...]
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