And then you collapse, you can't take it anymore, you are overtired, overstimulated and very emotional. You go to your doctor because you no longer know how to proceed and then you are told that you have a burnout. A burnout? You? You could always do everything, right? Work, nothing was too crazy, you had…
I was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, I don't even remember exactly, when from one moment to the next I could no longer get out of bed. On. About. Out. I am now thirty-one years old. I haven't written an article for Herhealth in years because I simply had nothing more to say about…
I am often asked what I did all day when I had a burnout, how did my days go? Well, for the first few months I was mainly a bear in hibernation, all I did was sleep and sleep again, I was so exhausted. I was awake for a moment and then I fell asleep…
How do you go from burnout to feeling fit? Yep, that sometimes seems impossible, but I am convinced that everyone can get to that point with the right tips, strength, patience and positivity.
Today I want to share 7 do's and don'ts with you. These are tips I learned during my recovery phase. When I…
You know what's funny is, I didn't see myself as a perfectionist at all. My desk was often a mess. Once I had finished a report, I would not spend hours on the layout of the report. But the content of this report… believe me, it was 'perfect'. In addition, I was extremely critical of…
The big word is 'I can't do it anymore, I'm burned out'. Gradually you tell the people around you what is happening to you. In my case, there really was no one who saw that coming. No, everyone was more shocked and confused. They didn't understand that I was the one who ended up at…
You have the power to get energy from your body, even when you feel exhausted and empty.
Below you will find strategies that you can use to get the energy flowing through your body again:
1 Rest When Your Body Tells You to Rest
It's important to listen to your body's cues when to rest, rather than just…
How long does a burnout last? Seriously my most searched question on Google during my recovery. What do you think? No decent answer can be found, not on the internet and not from the doctor.
Last week I happened to talk to my GP about this for a while because it turns out: GPs simply…
Burnout symptoms are not always easy to recognize. They often resemble complaints that usually go away on their own. If you sometimes don't sleep well, or don't feel like going to work in the morning, how do you know whether this indicates an impending burnout... or not? However, if you feel less energetic and positive…
I get quite a lot of emails and messages from people who read my articles on gistinger.com , which I really enjoy! Most emails are about my and your burnout and the topic that regularly comes up is: “I don't seem to be making any progress” “My recovery is going so slowly”. So then I thought, let…