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Burnout: How Mental Health Systems Fail Neurodivergent Professionals

Mad in America

F or a long time, I was the picture of a good therapist. Productive. Great with clients. My performance reviews glowed, and supervisors held me up as an example. I navigated high caseloads, endless paperwork, and constant crises like clockwork. On paper, I was thriving. But heres the thing: I wasnt.