Autistic burnout isn’t just being "tired."
It is cellular-level energy depletion.
When you force yourself to mask and push through sensory overload, your body pays a steep price. Chronic adrenaline damages your mitochondria. This accumulated physical stress creates your allostatic load.
Stop trying to sleep off hardware damage.
Inside the Stress Cascade: From Cortisol to Cytokines
#Neuroscience #StressScience #HPAaxis #Neurogenesis #Neuroplasticity #Glia #MentalHealthScience #BDNF #AllostaticLoad #BrainHealth
The Inner Workings of Stress Response: From Brain to Hormones
#StressResponse #AllostaticLoad #BodyBalance #Hormones #Cortisol #StressManagement #Neuroscience #Mindfulness #HealthAndWellness #Biology
My work is pushing for another unnecessary in-person only event, and in the past, this kind of situation would send me into paralyzing stress. But now I've passed the point of #BurnOut and am in some new phase where I can't be bothered to care about anything at all. The entire world is on fire anyway, so why should I freak out when I see smoke coming from some new place? It's all already going up in flames anyway.
They can fucking fire me--I don't care. It's like I don't have the will to care about anything anymore. But I will not get #covid19 or risk #LongCovid for callous and lazy employers who can't be bothered to even try to create virtual or hybrid events.
#RemoteWork #CovidIsNotOver #Pandemic #WorkersRights #DisabilityJustice #BackToOffice #ThisMeetingCouldHaveBeenAnEmail #AllostaticLoad
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