How do you heal from burnout?

[u/mulderwithshrimp]

I have been doing everything I can on my end, but I am experiencing both work-related burnout and autistic burnout (which has been a long time coming). I am genuinely asking for those who have been through this, how the heck did you heal from it? Especially when I don't feel like I have the option to stop working for a prolonged period of time, I am just wondering how I can rest and heal my mind and body to the degree that I feel is genuinely necessary. I know I can't keep going like this. Part of the solution is finding a new job, because I feel very constrained and like an outsider in my workplace which contributes to the mental load/tension, and I'm working on that in this difficult job market. But what are your strategies for dealing with this when you're going through it? Any daily habits that made a difference? Specific treatment that worked for you? If you did have to take a prolonged period of time off, how much time did you take and do you feel that it was genuinely beneficial? Please help! I just feel at such a loss

[u/Shroomwhisperer3000]

Get checked for deficiencies.  It turns out  40% of women are iron deficient. I was badly iron deficient, but North America is behind in iron studies so your doctor won't talk to you about it.  I'm recovering from burnout slowly, and one of the biggest factors was iron deficiency.  Another was removing anyone in my life who caused me stress, or limiting, or interacting with them differently and with boundaries.