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BREAK GLASS Kit:  Burnout

Module 3: Quiet Questions

Three things to ask yourself when the noise finally stops

You don’t have to write anything down.
You don’t have to figure it out.
Just let the questions move through you.
See what rises. Don’t force the rest.

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What am I pretending I can still carry?

That task. That dynamic. That conversation you’ve been avoiding.
That version of yourself.

What’s the thing you keep dragging behind you—because no one else will pick it up?

Let the answer come. You don’t need to fix it right now. You just need to stop pretending it’s light.

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What would I say if I wasn’t afraid of sounding ungrateful?

Say it. To yourself. To the mirror.
To the voice in your head that tells you “at least you have a job.”

Say the truth underneath the gratitude performance.

You’re allowed to want rest.
You’re allowed to want more.
You’re allowed to not feel thankful for exhaustion.

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What part of me feels like it won’t make it to the end of the month?

Not in a crisis sense.
But in a real, nervous system way.

Is it your attention span?
Your kindness?
Your capacity to respond?
Your ability to care about one more thing?

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That’s data.
That’s worth listening to.

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These aren’t “healing” questions.
They’re honest ones.
That’s what your body actually wants.
Not solutions. Not perfection.
Just space to tell the f***ing truth.

Invisible Grief Series

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