It's an intense experience. Recovery comes through rest, and getting there might mean learning (or re-learning) how to rest in the first place. When you're stable, you'll need to work on removing stressors, sources of overwhelm, and work/activities that take more effort from you than the benefits you get. Get an autistic therapist if that is possible.

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And the self hatred that comes along with it is not talked about enough. I had the same situation this past year and I could not get out of my “I’m a failure and can’t do anything” mentality for so long. As notyourprofsprof said it takes being ok to let yourself rest and have grace for yourself to start healing. I’m still working on it but my therapist really helps. I love her so much as she has adhd and helps me let loose lol

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it is so fucking awful and im trying to work through it to get a job so i can escape the abusive living situation thats keeping me burnt out in the first place 😭

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