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Opt-Out Behaviour — When the System Ejects to Escape the Loop
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Opt-Out Behaviour — When the System Ejects to Escape the Loop

ByByShiftGritMay 10, 2025
A person shackled to a heavy weight labeled “EMOTIONAL LOAD” reaches toward a small task on a desk, while a glowing, overflowing cabinet behind them symbolizes cognitive overload and burnout.
ProcrastinationBurnout & Identity Conflict

The Link Between Procrastination and Emotional Exhaustion

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 2025
A young adult walks a red string tightrope above a shadowy courtroom, holding a smiling mask while showing fear—visualizing the perfectionism and fear of mistakes.
PerfectionismADHD Therapy

Why Mistakes Feel Dangerous: The Identity Pattern Behind Perfectionism

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
Person caught between two mirrored identities—perfectionism and ADHD—pulling them in opposite directions. Surreal visual of internal conflict and emotional dysregulation.
PerfectionismADHD Therapy

Perfectionism and ADHD: The Internal Tug-of-War

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
Female professional on stage wearing a smiling mask, hiding anxiety; perfectionism metaphor showing emotional pressure and identity conflict
PerfectionismAnxiety & Phobias

Perfectionism Therapy in Calgary — And Why Letting Go Feels So…

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
Illustration of a man with a pressure gauge on his chest, sitting blankly in a dark room—symbolizing emotional shutdown and burnout in men.
Burnout & Identity ConflictEmotional Dysregulation

Burnout in Men: When Numbness Replaces Stress

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
Surreal digital illustration of a person working at a treadmill desk in a burning office, symbolizing overfunctioning burnout and hidden emotional overload.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

The Overfunctioning Trap: When Productivity Is Just Burnout in Disguise

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
A lone figure stands frozen while blurred figures rush around him — a visual metaphor for the burnout freeze response.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

Burnout or Freeze Response? What No One Tells You About “Shutting…

ByByShiftGritMay 2, 2025
Minimalist black-and-white drawing of a woman walking away from a desk while a robotic hand continues filling out a calendar — symbolizing internalized pressure.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

The Real Reason You Can’t Rest

ByByShiftGritMay 2, 2025

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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.
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Illustration of a man visibly overwhelmed by a swirl of abstract shapes representing emotional reactivity and inner chaos.
Emotional reactivity illustrated as a ripple of fire erupting from a small spark, symbolizing anger triggered by deeper unresolved patterns.
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