Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I feel slow and dumb

Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by bingobongobingo on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:19PM (#34280433)

I was in a similar position to you a couple of years ago. Burned out and quit my job, burned through my savings instead. After two months I felt no improvement and was beating myself up for being a failure, but after ten months I felt oddly re-energised, and ready to resume working.

I don't know what changed, I think it was just time taken to recover my mind. I wish you the best, it's a difficult state of mind to be in.

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Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by shortcake27 on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:48PM (#34280843)

Thanks for the comment, really appreciate it! I was kind of expecting a gradual change but it’s good to hear other people have been in the same boat.

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Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by quantum_magpie on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:18PM (#34282776)

After years of burnout and depression, I've just finished 6 months sabbatical and in retrospect, I think mental improvement started at ~4 months in. After 6 months I felt like I went back 5 years.

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Re:Ask HN: How to restore cognition after years of trauma? I... by groone on Saturday January 07, 2023 @12:39PM (#34290450)

Same here. I started feeling much better only after 9-10 months off work (stay at home parent). Then returned to the same grind and one year later quit with a plan for a longer break. But after 7 months found a great matching job for me and wanted to go to work again.

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