Burnout as a warning sign

Burnout as a warning sign

Burnout is not a weakness.
It is a signal that you have ignored for too long.

A signal that your system has been trying to tell you for months, maybe years:
This is no longer right.

But you kept going.
Because you had to. Because others were counting on you. Because stopping was not an option.

Until your body decided for you.

Burnout is not something that just happens to you.
It is something that arises from a chronic imbalance between what you give and what you get back.

Not just in terms of energy.
But especially in terms of meaning.

Because you can give a lot when it feels meaningful.
But when the meaning disappears, every act of giving becomes exhausting.

Recovering from burnout therefore requires more than just rest.
It requires reorientation.

To look at what you really find important.
And to have the courage to act on it.