The Closest Feeling to Death that isn't Death

"Don't ever die" Well boys, we did it. Death is no more.

Jaiden: ''Don't ever die.'' death rate drops to 0%

As someone with ADHD, my issue isn't stressing by thinking "I could be working." Instead it's thinking, "I should be working but I can't manage to make myself do it." I also spend days not showering because of ADHD. "I should take a shower but I can't manage to make myself do it." Edit: I'm not trying to diagnose anyone. Obviously you can relate to some of the experiences of people with ADHD and not have ADHD yourself. Diagnosis requires that you meet many criteria, not just one, and that your symptoms significantly and negatively impact your ability to function in your daily life. But also, if you think you might have ADHD, definitely speak to a professional. Even if you don't get diagnosed, if you're struggling, it's worth trying to get help.

In my opinion, schools or college are probably the most common scenario for burn out. Once, I got out of 2 weeks that everyday had a test and I couldn't keep up with all of them and spent so many hours studying and barely got any sleep and was too tired to take the exams. After those 2 weeks, I got home from school and took what I thought was a 1 hour nap but turned to be a 10 hour sleep and woke up at 4 am. yea, my school doesn't realise that burn out is a thing and the teachers just say "you had X weeks to study for my exam, what do you mean you didn't have time?!" and they all fail to realise that if they met up every week and discussed assignments or tests for that week none of that would happen.

Don't work your life away! Tell that to the school system.

"What is the closest feeling to death that isn't death?" Jaiden: Burning yourself out Jaiden 1 year later: H I V E S

Lucky I'm a lazy piece of sh*t. I have....a lot of flaws...like a lot a lot. But I think overworking myself will never be one of them. My mom taught me at an early age "You work to live, not the other way around." And that makes sense and I live by that, I only work to finance my lifestyle, that's it, that's all work is to me. But I guess, that this kind of mindset is easier to live by when you are an employee for a good company and don't work for yourself, which I imagine is extremely stressful.

Watching this during the recovery stage of burn out definitely hits harder than it should have.

"If I'm not working I'm being lazy" My whole life in a sentence

I hate how every teacher thinks their subject is the most important one

I love videos like this where it’s a splash of mental help/serious topics/life advice and a splash of fun and jokes

Dude I am HEAVILY glad I decided to rewatch this video because its made me realize that I'm pretty sure I'm heavily burnt out (And especially having some sort of depersonalization stuff going on, so that's fun) BUT SERIOUSLY THANK YOU THIS HELPS. A LOT. GONNA TRY TO IMPROVE ON ALL THAT

Jaiden: “Don’t ever die.” CEO of death: Oh frick

Students: is four a lot? Schools: hours of sleep? Yes. Hours of study? no.

why is school such a perfect yet not perfect example of this? You aren't allowed to eat, drink or go to the bathroom (mostly during tests) and if you are allowed to, you have to go right back to work immediately, no time to process or anything, it's become such a normal thing now that we don't think of it as burnout, we see it as something healthy.

Cue my parents forcing me to work since 14. They're still mad that I took a SUMMER off (was still working a few hours a week) once I finished 12th grade. I didn't even get to enjoy my summer off because they kept pressuring me to pick up more shifts. I'm now working 3 jobs, around 13 hours nearly everyday (8 hours of cleaning in a nursing home and the other 5 switch between retail and daycare teacher) and am absolutely sick of it. It feels like I'm not even in my own body anymore. Thanks Jaiden for reminding me that it's okay to take breaks and eat food and call in sick cause I needed the reminder. ❤

"Overworking yourself is bad" Schools: We don't do that here

"Who's watching in 20-" Jaiden: No one asked you

This video is definitely making me realize that what I’ve been feeling lately is me starting to burn out (I’m a senior in high school who currently doesn’t have a teacher for my AP Physics 1 class 🥲) So my upcoming Christmas break is gonna be so so sweet for me