#high-functioning-depression

#high-functioning-depression

Burnout rarely pours itself a cup of tea and airs its exhaustion. Sometimes it leaves no visible trace-no missed deadlines, tardy call times, or sloppy emails. Instead, it hides behind accolades and packed calendars. It lives in the shadowed corners of those who lead fundraisers, run meetings, and inspire audiences-only to collapse in private. It shows up in the sobs muffled by the shower, the forehead pressed to a steering wheel, the restless swirl of bedcovers at 3 a.m.