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Why Shadow Work Helped Me Find Healing From My INFP Burnout
Published Oct 29, 2022
Updated Oct 29, 2022
Wellness
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Wellness
Published Oct 29, 2022
Updated Oct 29, 2022
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Why Shadow Work Helped Me Find Healing From My INFP Burnout
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Looking back on my life so far, I see that I’m definitely the burnout queen. Or princess. I would rather be the princess.
I experienced my first bout of burnout when I was in high school. I was taking college-level chemistry classes, and some days I was so depleted I did not have the energy to get out of bed. My mom had to take me to the doctor to make sure I wasn’t sick.
As I got older, I experienced burnout from working in retail. A year into the pandemic, I faced the most extreme burnout ever. Chronic pain and inflammation flared up in my body from overwork and stress, and I was stuck in bed for months due to fatigue and pain. Do not underestimate how damaging overwork can be to your health.
But wrapped up in all the pain, I found a level of healing that I never expected through
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