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What is Disability Burnout? How you can cope with it
Disability burnout is a severe exhaustion state caused by physical, emotional, and social pressures with episodes lasting days to months, experts say.
- People with disabilities often describe disability burnout as a sudden 'crash' that is more exhausting and affects the body beyond ordinary tiredness in everyday life.
- Underlying drivers include burnout stemming from the disability itself, its emotional impact, and external gaslighting, with a London Hospital first hearing the term and a later hospital identifying the author's burnout.
- Daily life shows burnout when routine tasks like writing a short message feel monumental, projects and daily tasks stall, and responses to friends and family become minimal with reduced empathy.
- Practical steps begin with identifying burnout, then reaching out to friends, family and professionals for support, and finally allowing time for yourself as the author learns to request rest.
- Looking ahead, recovery often takes longer than the burnout episode itself, so learning to read bodily signals and pacing is crucial, especially as other chronic conditions complicate recovery.
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