The Hidden Cost of High-Functioning Burnout

Let’s talk about suffering today. I know we do not like to admit it, especially if we are high achievers, but if you are entrenched in suffering, you are probably out of sync with your heart and your soul.

I want you to take a second and look around at the relationships in your life right now. Are there arguments, constant chaos, or toxicity? We cannot possibly live our most authentic life, giving and sharing love the way we are meant to do, if we are in deep suffering.

The Emotional Resource Hog

I have been working with people one-on-one for years now, and I started to see a specific pattern in those who carry immense suffering. It hit me like a lightning bolt that there are some people who just lack the capacity to give back. Suffering takes up every ounce of energy that we have. It is a resource hog.

We live in an ego-driven world that demands that we function despite our pain. No one hands you a prescription that says you are suffering emotionally and need to take a month off to heal. So we suppress it, push it down, and try to power through.

But here is the reality:

* When we suppress suffering to function for our day-to-day things, we eventually act out from that suffering.

* We are so exhausted from that act of keeping it all together that we have zero capacity left for compassion.

* If you are a patient in the ER, you cannot possibly help the person in the bed next to you. You are there to be saved, not to save someone else.

The Illusion of Keeping It Together

In our life, we are not given that time to process our emotions, feel what is coming up, and then move on. We are just going, going, going, running on empty. We take care of our kids, our dogs, our families, our parents, and our work.

On the outside, it might look like we are doing it all. People probably look at you and glorify being busy, overworked, and stressed. However, when we are in this zone of suffering, we are giving love and compassion from a place of depletion.

What happens to children who are being raised in these emotionally unavailable homes? They look for connection elsewhere. They are craving the love of emotionally available parents, and when they only have exhausted parents, they begin a dysfunction of their own. This cycle continues until someone decides to put an end to it, gets help, and says they cannot move on like this.

You Cannot Heal What You Refuse to Feel

You cannot break this cycle without awareness. If you are tired of being this high-functioning burnout, you need a space to reset. I urge you to not wait until you are completely empty. First, you need to fill your own cup.

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