emotional exhaustion

Digital illustration of an overwhelmed Asian adult surrounded by disorganised tasks and glowing distractions, symbolising executive dysfunction and cognitive overload.
Executive DysfunctionADHD Therapy

What Executive Dysfunction Really Feels Like — And Why It’s Not…

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A conceptual illustration of a high-functioning woman burdened by mental and emotional overload, symbolizing the ADHD–burnout loop common in perfectionist adults.
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When It’s Both: The Overlap Between ADHD and Burnout in High-Functioning…

ByByShiftGritMay 7, 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
Minimalist line drawing of a burned-out person surrounded by self-care items, still exhausted.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

Why Self-Care Doesn’t Work When You’re Burned Out

ByByShiftGritMay 4, 2025
Minimalist black line drawing of a figure split in two, symbolizing how burnout often disguises itself as anxiety.
Burnout & Identity ConflictAnxiety & Phobias

How Burnout Masquerades as Anxiety (And Keeps You Stuck in Survival…

ByByShiftGritMay 4, 2025
A surreal black-and-white line drawing of a figure dissolving into scattered lines, symbolizing how unresolved patterns disrupt rest and recovery during burnout.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

Rest Isn’t the Cure—It’s the Test

ByByShiftGritMay 3, 2025

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Black and white illustration of a person sitting in stillness while their shadow reveals a detailed internal blueprint of anxious beliefs, symbolizing identity-level anxiety therapy.
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