#functionalburnout

You wake up on time. You reply to messages. You attend meetings, cook meals, keep promises, meet deadlines.

From the outside, you look fine.

But inside, something feels muted. Not dramatic enough to call a breakdown. Not visible enough for concern. Just a constant, dull exhaustion that no amount of sleep seems to fix.

This is functional burnout.

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