Screwed up my career due to burnout

Hi.

So long story short I screwed up my career due to burnout. I didn’t know it at the time and I wish I realised it a year ago. But a few days ago my body gave me a big red flag which forced me to take a chill pill.

I’m now focusing on things that make my cup full. I told myself 8 hours of sleep every night. One workout with weights, one short run and 10k steps a day. I’m also giving hard cut off at 7:30pm for my work related activities. Focusing on self care everyday.

So I have failed some exams as I saw the list mentioned above a waste of time. I wanted to go all in on my career and it came back to bite me. Anyway due to the resits it’s going to make things a lot harder. Even once im done my exams I’m going to have to carry the weight of everything on my shoulders (in regard to employability).

Anyway tips on how to get through this chapter. I just wanna recover from the burn out now nothing else really

Posted Jun 11, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC

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