Burnout can be sneaky. It often starts with small, subtle shifts in your mood and behavior. You might brush them off as just a phase or chalk them up to stress, but ignoring these signs can lead to a much darker place.

Burnout doesn’t always look like collapse. Sometimes, it looks like success on paper and survival in real life.

I wasn’t lazy or weak—I was over-functioning. Smiling through stress. Powering through migraines. Being the go-to person for everyone except myself.