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[Shaz51]

Where are people feeling it at the moment? --- ammm at the moment @NikNik, I think this might cover it

• Feeling tired and drained most of the time
• Lowered immunity, getting sick a lot
• Frequent headaches or muscle pain
• Change in sleep habits

• Sense of failure and self-doubt
• Feeling helpless, trapped,
•  feeling alone in the world
• Loss of motivation
• Increasingly cynical and  negative outlook

• Isolating yourself from others
• Procrastinating, taking longer to get things done
• Using food, drugs, or alcohol to cope

[Janna]

The symptoms seem to appear in a cumulative slow creep way so they are almost imperceptable and then all of a sudden you get into a zone of complete overwhelm etc.  That's how it was for me.

[Former-Member]

@NikNik
Loss of creativity, inability to focus on work, particularly if something is upsetting me (but am doing better on the latter).
Feeling a lot more hopeful.

[Shaz51]

Yes me too @Janna 

[NikNik]

A lot of people seem to relate to the emotional side - with a bit of the behavioural and physical.

I agree with you @Janna - this stuff can creep up on us. Which is why we often find ourselves at a 5 before we even notice the symptoms!

That's a great observation @outlander about whether it's "usual" mental health stuff or burnout. They are connected in that it impacts you MH in a negative way, but also unrelated in the way you can manage it.

Must be a bit of a tricky one for you going from no sleep to too much sleep! 

Were there any symptoms that I missed?

[Janna]

I think the burnout is related to how good or bad the person with the MI is travelling as well.  Almost reflective of their state in some ways.

[Former-Member]

Hi I'd say 4

[Janna]

Think you've covered all the symptoms @NikNik

[NikNik]

Welcome @Former-Member - sounds like this discussion might be a good one for you at the moment.

Do you relate to any of the symptoms I outlined?

[Shaz51]

hello @Former-Member 

I totally agree @Janna and it is hard whenyour love one is down , you as a carer have to be 100 % in control @NikNik