overfunctioning

Periodic-style belief tile labeled “Lb” with the statement “I Must Stay Alert to Survive” — part of the ShiftGrit Pattern Library.
Limiting Belief Library

“I Must Stay Alert to Survive” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 18, 2025
Periodic table–style graphic tile labeled “Lb” with the belief “I Am Never Doing Enough” — part of the ShiftGrit Core Belief Library.
Limiting Belief Library

“I Am Never Doing Enough” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 18, 2025
Periodic belief tile labeled “Lb” with the phrase “I Am Not Worthy Unless I Perform” — part of the ShiftGrit Core Belief Library.
Limiting Belief Library

“I Am Not Worthy Unless I Perform” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 18, 2025
Periodic tile graphic with the phrase “I’m a Disappointment” labeled as “Lb” — part of ShiftGrit’s Core Belief Pattern Library.
Limiting Belief Library

“I’m a Disappointment” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 18, 2025
Periodic-style graphic tile labeled “Lb” with the belief “I Always Fall Short” — part of the ShiftGrit Core Belief Pattern Library.
Limiting Belief Library

“I Always Fall Short” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 14, 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 surreal digital painting shows a calm person in a peaceful room being subtly restrained by vines labeled with words like “should” and “must,” symbolizing the internal pressure to stay productive even during rest.
PerfectionismBurnout & Identity Conflict

When Rest Feels Unsafe: Perfectionism and Guilt

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 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
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
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 Therapy

When Burnout Isn’t About Work

ByByShiftGritMay 1, 2025

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