Category: Burnout & Identity Conflict

Burnout isn’t just about overwork — it’s a breakdown in emotional regulation and identity-role conflict. This category covers how burnout forms and how to rewire the mindset that fuels it.

Minimalist line drawing of a human figure holding broken gears inside a head silhouette—representing the internal collapse caused by identity-level burnout patterns.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level TherapySelf-SabotageThe Hive

When Burnout Isn’t About Work

ByByShiftGritMay 1, 2025
Hand-drawn toolbox overflowing with papers, lists, and timers, with a spiral thought bubble floating above — a metaphor for coping fatigue and burnout.
ADHD TherapyBurnout & Identity ConflictEmotional ReconditioningIdentity-Level Therapy

Why Coping Tools Don’t Work…

ByByShiftGritApr 30, 2025
Burnout therapy concept showing a face dissolving into root-like strands, symbolizing identity unraveling
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

You’re Not Lazy. You’re Misaligned:…

ByByShiftGritApr 22, 2025

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Minimalist line drawing of a human figure holding broken gears inside a head silhouette—representing the internal collapse caused by identity-level burnout patterns.
Hand-drawn toolbox overflowing with papers, lists, and timers, with a spiral thought bubble floating above — a metaphor for coping fatigue and burnout.
Side profile of a human head with a circuit board embedded in the brain, representing internal system upgrade and identity-level pattern reprogramming.
Black-and-white line drawing of a woman with a calm expression and a transparent distressed version of herself behind, with a thought bubble showing a checklist, heart, and clock — symbolizing the hidden emotional strain of ADHD in women.
Minimalist line drawing showing two head silhouettes — one with tangled thoughts and a flame, the other with a cracked thermometer — representing ADHD and burnout patterns.
Minimalist pressure cooker illustration representing emotional pressure buildup and sabotage response
Minimalist black-and-white line drawing of a faceless figure holding a theatrical mask and a cracked mirror — a metaphor for the hidden identity loops behind shame-driven self-sabotage.
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Minimalist black line drawing of a tangled thought bubble, representing limiting beliefs and internal patterns targeted through Identity Patterns Therapy at ShiftGrit Calgary.