Promptly Unhinged: What Burnout Feels Like in Your Body (and Why Messy Journaling Still Counts)
guiding chaos, one prompt at a time
Let’s talk about burnout, but not in the productivity-preaching, 5-step-hack-your-life kind of way. This is a softer, spicier, slightly sideways glance at burnout. The kind where your body is whispering (or screaming), and your brain is buffering.
Burnout: The Body Scan Edition
Before you start spiraling into to-do lists or shame spirals, try this:
Do a casual body scan. Nothing serious. Just… spy on yourself.
Where’s the weird tension hiding? Neck like a twisted pretzel? Shoulders creeping up like they’re trying to escape your body?
You don’t need to fix it. You don’t even need to name it. Just notice.
Burnout doesn’t always scream. Sometimes it hums quietly in your jaw, or drips like static into your lower back.
Messy Journaling Counts
Journaling isn’t about getting it “right.” It’s about getting it out.
Messy handwriting? A+
Rambling thoughts? Excellent form.
No clear conclusion? You’re doing great.
Every scribble, curse word, and half-thought is you showing up. And around here, that counts for everything!
Your Turn:
What does burnout feel like in your body today?
Can you write about it without needing to fix it?
Can you let the chaos be part of the art?
