rowan_nichol wrote:
If there was a lot of stress in the burnout, it is, if I understand the science correctly, possible for the hormones produced in response to stress, cortisol being the principal one, causing cognitive impairments such as poor short term memory for a period.
Anecdotally, a close friend who had been the subject of a false accusation of serious misconduct which had been made to the police and resulted in an anxious period after arrest, interviews and bail while the case was considered, and dropped, reported a period of several months with poor short term memory recovering from that episode
Wow, that is very interesting. A few months after a home invasion with SA I had a major meltdown. I had already been in what I now know to be burnout, but after that event I was wholly rejected by the few people in my life (wouldn't visit me because my home was considered 'dangerous' and pretty much stopped talking to me and even became hateful / blamed me). It culminated in an evening where I disconnected from my conscious self and really lashed out to a few people over the phone, but I have zero recollection of it.) I appreciate you shedding some light on the 'why'. I'm learning. It is all so overwhelming.