not sure if losing interest is the same thing as burnout. Losing interest probably means the novelty has worn off. Burnout is more like the stress built up until you couldn't handle it anymore, leading to basically depression.
Ahhhhhh sounds like I’ve experienced both and didn’t know they had different names 😅
In my experience, I've always faced burnout when in overly stressful situations. Living with my ex was a nightmare that caused me to crash out quite hard after working 2 full time kitchen jobs at the same time.
I do find that I lose interest in things over time, and change up my main "thing" every few months naturally, and sometimes there's a gap between finding those new things, and that can be difficult. It was Gen 3 OU for a few years, now it's Mario Kart.
I can only stand spending so much time on a particular thing. Two examples:
I have to make about 20 cement blocks. It has taken more than a year. Repeated tasks are just the worst.
I set up a home server, got basic functionality and quit because I got stuck trying to figure out how traefik works with docker. Finally went back to it after about a year. Managed to get past that hurdle, even if I can't saying figured out how traefik works. Its working now and that's whatmatrers to me.
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed