The Little Book of Burnout Recovery: 5-Minute, Judgment-Free Tools to Restore Your Energy and Quiet the Guilt: No Time, Money, or Willpower Required by Nathan M Anthony
You’re standing right outside your own front door, hand resting on the handle, not turning it yet. The lights are on inside. Someone’s waiting for you. And you just stand there, because opening that door means being a person again, and you don’t have a person left in you tonight.
You’re not sad. You’re not sick. If someone asked, you’d say you’re fine, and you’d probably believe it while you said it.
This is what burnout actually looks like. Not a breakdown. A front step, a hand that won’t turn the handle, and nothing left to walk in with.