Confessions of a Burnt Out Over-Achiever

I think that’s where the burnout really hurts—when you want to care about something but you’re removed from the capacity to do the thing or do it properly and give it your passion and full attention and creativity because you’re expected to do so many other things.

A study of over one thousand Dutch medical specialists showed the top reasons for burnout were interference of family life and perfectionism. Psychologist Richard Ryan says, “One of the reasons for anxiety and depression in the high attainers is that they’re not having good relationships. They’re busy making money and attending to themselves and th