ADHD - What Burnout Feels Like - Kim Raine (ADHD Series) #shorts

Name: ADHD - What Burnout Feels Like - Kim Raine (ADHD Series) #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-05-08T17:00:25+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short monologue, the speaker describes the experience of ADHD-related burnout. They explain how a sudden loss of creativity leads to growing…

8 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker describes the experience of ADHD-related burnout. They explain how a sudden loss of creativity leads to growing self‑frustration. Instead of entering a productive hyper‑focused state, they feel stuck, as if brakes are applied, resulting in repetitive, ineffective effort. Despite this, they continue to push themselves—working long hours, staying at the desk, burning the midnight oil, and skipping workouts—yet they make little progress. The narrative highlights the paradox of overexertion without the rewarding flow that typically characterizes ADHD focus, and the accompanying neglect of self‑care.

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Suddenly there's no creativity. You can't do it and you become more and more frustrated with yourself. And so actually then you push yourself even harder, but instead of actually being in that amazing peak state of hyperfocus where you are smashing it out and it's good and it's flowing, actually the brakes are on and you're just bang, bang, bang, and it's just not working. But you have still got your foot to the floor. You know, you're still sat at your desk all day and you're still burning the midnight oil and, you know, skipping the workouts and all of those things and actually really not going anywhere fast.