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Thank you so much for writing this. I hate the feeling of looking lazy and feeling worthless. I used to wish for cancer just so I’d have a good excuse for being so sick.

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It’s so hard to explain to people who don’t understand ❤️

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I call mine “the demons.” Thank you for sharing this.

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Keep shedding light on it and watch it disappear. It will go away because you are actively willing it away....! It takes a strong person to climb out of a black hole. Those things are powerful.

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I've always called that my burnout. And it's not so much a slow burn, but spontaneous human combustion, utter catastrophe/carnage. Did too much. Spread too thin. Can't ask for help because then you'd have to take time to explain how to do it and it's just easier if I do it myself. And then there's the internal beat-ups of what a f'up that was, etc., etc., etm. (Not a typo. Look that up. It's amazing.) And burnout can take ages to get through (not over). Thanks for sharing this, Jill. I hope it's getting better. xo

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