ADHD Understimulation Burnout: Why Rest Makes It Worse
The burnout paradox If you have ADHD, you have probably experienced this: you are burned out, so you try to rest. You lie in bed. You do nothing. And instead of feeling better, you feel worse. More anxious. More restl
The burnout paradox
If you have ADHD, you have probably experienced this: you are burned out, so you try to rest. You lie in bed. You do nothing. And instead of feeling better, you feel worse.
More anxious. More restless. More exhausted. More... stuck.
If typical burnout advice (rest, do nothing) makes you feel worse, you might have understimulation burnout โ a pattern common in ADHD brains that need engagement to regulate.
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