Just hoping to hear other people's views who also struggle with this.
I am very fortunate to have a lot of friends and family, and with that I can confidently say most of my weekends are busy - rarely left to own devices.
However in the last 2 years I've been going through cycles of burn out, and after keeping notes of my patterns it's clear that I overcommit, say yes to everything to please and feel I have to pull the weight to make plans to maintain relationships. It's a huge struggle of mine and it gets me in positions where I commit and can't follow through.
I know it's self inflicted but I was wondering if anyone has any tips for a busy brain like me, of setting boundaries and knowing my limits ahead of time.
I'm speaking with a therapist right now and I've told them how I'm trying to make my weekends 1 'plan' early to give me the space to use my weekend as I should whether that's chilled to recharge or see friends/family however I'm still finding myself struggling to say no.
How do you all set boundaries to recharge?
How do you let people down gently and overcome the guilt?
Is there anything people with ADHD can do to maintain relationships without getting in burn out cycles?
Thanks all 👋