Burnout & Stress: The Hidden Cost of Overworking | Isabelle Tierney

I kept noticing I was exhausted, you know, like, I would last, like, two hours, and then I'd be so exhausted. And I remember going the medical route and, no, you're fine, you're fine, you're fine. And finally, I went to an alternative practitioner who made me do a cortisol test with saliva. And I remember getting the results, and I basically was out of cortisol. So cortisol comes in order to, you know, when we need stress, right? When we need to engage in a stressful thing. Well, if you overuse it and you're chronically stressed, you. Your body stops even having any. And I had, like, nothing left, which is why I was so tired. And I remember my brother, who's a psychiatrist, so he knows numbers. He's like, I don't even know how you get out of bed in the morning. And it was so helpful because I. I didn't understand. And, you know, as you can imagine, knowing a little bit about me, I am driven. You know, I. I have a big heart. I want to serve. I can push through difficulties. You know, it's what has made me be so successful.