The best way to know if you have recovered from burnout is have you felt the pain of self reflection? Pain, why pain? Whatever happened, lost your job, took a sabbatical, kept working at a slower, less effective pace, that reality, your burnout…was all because of your actions.
That is a tough thing to hear, you may work for a hard company that doesn’t value their employees and you felt that you needed to run yourself into the ground to work there…which led to burnout. That is still on you, you didn’t know your limits or didn’t communicate your limits or make people respect your limits. You are in control of where you work. I know that isn’t easy to hear and is a convoluted statement, but ultimately if a company doesn’t align with your values and respect your limits (or you)…then it’s time to find a place that will.
Recovering from burnout means that you have a very clear picture of what got you there and consequently what you won’t do anymore. You will learn your limits, communicate your limits and make sure people are respecting your limits…and if not, then you will find a place that will be able to challenge you and respect your limits. The pain was there to remind you in moments where you are beyond your limits to come back for a breather, to make sure that you don’t make burnout and habit and most importantly you live a life full of contentment and happiness.
I hope this was helpful. If you have any questions or want to dive more into a topic, let me know. Thanks for being here!
