article, op-ed, or blog post about burnout causing inability to speak

Post date: 2024-03-27 09:00:32

Sometime between 3 months and 2 years ago, I read a first person account from a woman -- I think a medical professional, maybe a surgeon -- describing periodic burnout episodes which caused her to be unable to speak, or nearly unable to speak, and to be otherwise unable to function as a "normal" person. I'd love a link to that account, or possibly others as specific and compelling.

I've been looking for a whole piece by that person, but it could have been a description of her life as part of a larger article.

I looked at a bunch of stuff by and about Dr. Mary Doherty, but couldn't find it, and I'm not sure it's from her.

I am interested in vivid, compelling, objective, concise or summarizable accounts of this phenomenon (and related debility) in general. Of course I can find a lot of people writing about phenomena like this, and I appreciate that a lot.

I'm interested in this particular text more than what I've found today. Two reasons:

--> This story features person who's otherwise accomplished (hence credible to people who would otherwise be dismissive), and

--> The symptoms were described in a way that makes them hard to dismiss or minimize.

Please click Here to read the full story.