Post #1175140

2026-04-15 17:05 UTC

Has anyone ever woken up in burnout? Yesterday was a completely normal day. I made breakfast, relaxed, tidied up, baked some pretzels, played games, went out for dinner and trivia and socialized. Home at normal time, decent night's sleep. This morning as I sat eating breakfast, I could tell my mana was low. Allergies are beating me up a bit. Had to put in earplugs while my wife was in a video meeting. I took some OTC meds and laid back down. On getting up, I can tell this is going to be a no-bones day. As I am explaining this to my wife, I burst into tears. I have no idea what, if anything, led to this, but I do not approve. Burnout should at least have a proximate cause I can point to! 😭 So yeah. Gonna be a "lights low, ANC ear protection, eat leftovers" day. #actuallyAutistic #burnout

Replies (10)

@TonyaMarie@chaosfem.tw 2026-04-15 17:57

Thank you everyone who has replied or even just faved my message. Support helps so much!

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@NicolaElle@chaosfem.tw 2026-04-15 17:11

@TonyaMarie 🫂 🫂 🫂 There's days where the spoons just aren't there. 🥄

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@riversidewings@anarres.family 2026-04-15 17:16

@TonyaMarie I am definitely having a day like that today. My sympathies.

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@yawnbox@disobey.net 2026-04-15 17:19

@TonyaMarie yes 🫶🏻

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@meadow@lgbtqia.space 2026-04-15 17:43

@TonyaMarie I had that a few days ago, quite unexpectedly. Spent the entire day hiding in bed. It's awful. I'm sorry. I hope you feel better soon.

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@miriamrobern@dice.camp 2026-04-15 18:00

@TonyaMarie i get that all the time right now cause surgery recovery but also ive had those days before, too.

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@punishmenthurts@autistics.life 2026-04-15 18:48

@TonyaMarie 😳💜💜💜

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@stonebear2@hachyderm.io 2026-04-15 21:26

@TonyaMarie my comrade in the revolution, I have SO MUCH EMPATHY. I was absolutely BRAIN FULL OF BEEZ most of yesterday. And then I finally settled down, got a few things done, made a simple dinner and went splat early, and had a relatively effective and bee-free day today. Thank you for letting me know I'm not the only one!

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@h3mmy@lgbtqia.space 2026-04-16 01:39

@TonyaMarie Happens more often than I'd like. Sometimes it's "just a migraine," but other times it's just like a lithium battery running out of juice (suddenly without much warning). It also turns out that low iron stores have a pretty significant impact to how frequently this happens (in my case) and it is surprisingly difficult to remedy for some folks. #actuallyAutistic #burnout

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@barefootrambling@autistics.life 2026-04-16 02:50

@TonyaMarie Every day for...two years (?!) now. Given that I thought it was depression until discovering my status as auDHD, at least I've been better able to address it for ~18 months of that time. :bear_hugs:

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