Leaving my therapist last session she told me I should look into what a “low demand lifestyle” was. My first thought was “f u, no???” and my second thought was “okay but how do I actually incorporate these things?”
I would be grateful to hear how folks of all support need levels have incorporated this concept into their lives.
In my particular situation I have a huge amount of autonomy in my life so most of my struggles are from self demands. It’s a lot easier for me to act on demands from others (so long as I agree they are good demands, things that make sense or that I don’t really care about but care about the person asking so I can do it without too much resistance).
Thank you! I will try and watch later.
The last sentence is kind of how I am trying to structure my life now, but for all auDHD things. I’ve spent 40 years fighting my brain to make it “normal”. and all it’s done is cause severe burnout…a burnout which doesn’t respond to normal burnout care because - again - not a neurotypical brain 😭
It’s probably going to be a long process but I am hopeful.
:) Yep.
Keep heading mendwards.
That you started this thread’s a great sign.
(And see again my comments elsewhere here about burnout and atrophy recovery.) :)