Thank you so much for sharing this essay. Itโs been very interesting and helpful for me and really got me thinking how I define โworkโ. I loved the trust and confidence part. Also, your writing kind of soothed me ๐โบ๏ธ I donโt know exactly why.. but I was a bit anxious and annoyed, but while reading your writing, that emotion passed and instead I felt more relaxed, like nothing seemed very urgent anymore. Thanks for that ๐ฉต
Housework has the word 'work' in it for a reason ๐ Considering you get paid through Substack, writing counts as work too! And I for one would love to buy your artwork as physical or digital products. But I totally understand it isn't as easy as just starting a business.
As someone who is also auDHD and recovering from burnout, I'm right alongside you. I seem to be a perpetual student on government assistance whilst my husband works full-time. (I also do most of the housework btw!)
Redefining โworkโ really resonates. So much of what we doโlooking after our home, our emotional well-beingโisnโt paid but still takes so much energy. Reframing how we see ourselves in these roles feels so important. Thanks for sharing, Charlieโitโs so reassuring to know weโre not alone in questioning what โenoughโ really means ๐
I never made it very far "professionally" before burning out - I've worked a handful of different low-level jobs that I left pretty quickly, and I never finished my English degree despite all my "potential" - but these posts have really resonated with me. I'm a stay-at-home parent and am working on balancing creative work with caring for myself and my family post-burnout (my partner is very supportive but sometimes I still don't know my own limits). I'm planning to start the process to self-publish a poetry book this year and would really love to be able to contribute financially, but I'm also trying to be really mindful of my energy and focus on creating something just for the sake of it. Thank you for this series. I love reading about your experience.
So glad youโre here and writing. I first became aware of you on IG and so pleased to see youโre here also. As I work through my life changes since my late diagnosis, itโs wonderful to hear others share their experiences in the process. Thank you.
In much the same boat with this thinking! I was made redundant in October and Iโve not made a massive effort to look for work. The bit about reframing meals and cleaning particularly resonated as thatโs what Iโve taken on more of, whereas before it was an equal split between us!
I get federal disability benefits on the basis of dyspraxia and a number of psycho social dysfunctions. Yet I'm always working in terms of maintaining my health, and getting my writing off the ground and any doing any lecturing that I'm able to do at varying levels of remuneration. In fact I probably work harder than half the billionaire oligarchs who have taken over my country entirely but Fiat.
Thank you so much for sharing this essay. Itโs been very interesting and helpful for me and really got me thinking how I define โworkโ. I loved the trust and confidence part. Also, your writing kind of soothed me ๐โบ๏ธ I donโt know exactly why.. but I was a bit anxious and annoyed, but while reading your writing, that emotion passed and instead I felt more relaxed, like nothing seemed very urgent anymore. Thanks for that ๐ฉต
Housework has the word 'work' in it for a reason ๐ Considering you get paid through Substack, writing counts as work too! And I for one would love to buy your artwork as physical or digital products. But I totally understand it isn't as easy as just starting a business.
As someone who is also auDHD and recovering from burnout, I'm right alongside you. I seem to be a perpetual student on government assistance whilst my husband works full-time. (I also do most of the housework btw!)
Thank you for sharing! I really appreciate it as an autistic burnt out artist :)
Missing you Charlie! x
Redefining โworkโ really resonates. So much of what we doโlooking after our home, our emotional well-beingโisnโt paid but still takes so much energy. Reframing how we see ourselves in these roles feels so important. Thanks for sharing, Charlieโitโs so reassuring to know weโre not alone in questioning what โenoughโ really means ๐
I never made it very far "professionally" before burning out - I've worked a handful of different low-level jobs that I left pretty quickly, and I never finished my English degree despite all my "potential" - but these posts have really resonated with me. I'm a stay-at-home parent and am working on balancing creative work with caring for myself and my family post-burnout (my partner is very supportive but sometimes I still don't know my own limits). I'm planning to start the process to self-publish a poetry book this year and would really love to be able to contribute financially, but I'm also trying to be really mindful of my energy and focus on creating something just for the sake of it. Thank you for this series. I love reading about your experience.
So glad youโre here and writing. I first became aware of you on IG and so pleased to see youโre here also. As I work through my life changes since my late diagnosis, itโs wonderful to hear others share their experiences in the process. Thank you.
In much the same boat with this thinking! I was made redundant in October and Iโve not made a massive effort to look for work. The bit about reframing meals and cleaning particularly resonated as thatโs what Iโve taken on more of, whereas before it was an equal split between us!
I get federal disability benefits on the basis of dyspraxia and a number of psycho social dysfunctions. Yet I'm always working in terms of maintaining my health, and getting my writing off the ground and any doing any lecturing that I'm able to do at varying levels of remuneration. In fact I probably work harder than half the billionaire oligarchs who have taken over my country entirely but Fiat.