Isbn: 9798185998328 - the burnout wound: the science of what happens when the body breaks down, why medicine keeps missing it, and what recovery actually requires (the believed series) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Your tests are normal. You're told to rest. But you're not recovering. Burnout is a physiological collapse; and medicine keeps missing it.Your tests are normal. Your doctor says to reduce your stress. Your employer says everyone is under pressure. And yet you wake up after ten hours of sleep more exhausted than when you closed your eyes, sit in meetings where nothing registers, and cannot locate the part of yourself that used to care. This is not weakness. This is not a productivity problem. This is burnout; and it is a physiological event that the standard medical consultation is not equipped to see.The Burnout Wound is a science-grounded, compassionate guide for adults who have collapsed in ways that no blood panel can detect and no holiday has been able to fix. Drawing on the research into HPA axis dysregulation, autonomic nervous system disruption, immune system changes, and the neuroscience of cognitive and emotional blunting, A. S. Whitfield explains what is actually happening inside the body during burnout, why the usual investigations miss it, and what genuine recovery requires.This book is for you if: You have been told your results are normal but you know something is profoundly wrongRest, self-care, and mindfulness have not returned you to your previous functioningYou are struggling to understand why you cannot simply push through or snap out of itYou are a caregiver, a neurodivergent adult, or someone managing chronic illness alongside relentless demandYou are a partner, family member, or manager trying to understand why burnout recovery does not follow a simple timelineInside, you will find: A clear, evidence-based explanation of what burnout is at the level of the body and nervous system, distinct from stress, depression, and chronic fatigueA chapter-by-chapter account of how the HPA axis, autonomic nervous system, immune system, and brain are each affected by sustained demand without recoveryAn honest account of why standard medical and workplace responses consistently miss the physiological reality of burnoutA dedicated chapter on neurodivergent burnout, including the specific mechanisms of masking depletion, sensory overload, and executive function exhaustionA clear-eyed look at what recovery actually involves, including the grief of the pre-burnout self, the structural changes required, and the honest timeline the research supportsThis is not a book about resilience. It is not a book about self-care routines or gratitude practices. It is a book that names both injuries: the physiological wound of burnout and the institutional failure to recognise it. If you have been dismissed, minimised, or given advice that has not helped, this book exists to give you the most accurate, honest, and practically useful account of what has happened to your body and what it is going to need. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…