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Sensory Burnout

Overload through the senses. Light, sound, texture, temperature, input. The system closes routes to protect itself from incoming it cannot process.

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What

"I kept waiting to feel ready. I did not understand that ready was not coming back."

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The Route Map

The Route Map: A Framework for Assessment and Reporting

Applying the ten-step investigation in clinical, educational, and workplace settings

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The Route Map

The Route Map: A Guide for Understanding Your Own Burnout

Ten questions to trace what happened before the collapse

8 min read

Sensory Burnout

Sensory burnout: when input becomes the overload

The system closes routes when the cost of processing incoming becomes too high.

5 min read

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