Burn out vs stress

12:09pm, pacific standard time, coffee shop, Laguna Niguel, California, USA, Friday afternoon, April 14, 2023. Drove in to Orange County from Palm Desert yesterday afternoon so my daughter and I could go to a movie in Irvine. It was the same one we saw Saturday but , she wanted to go again and I didn’t mind. We had a good time and I was able to relax. The past week had me feeling burned out, which is different than being stressed. When I am stressed I can calm my breathing and stay focused. When I burn out I shut down and lose my concentration. It doesn’t happen very often, but is is scary when it does. I am glad I left early and did something to care of myself. I have been productive with my time today. I dropped my daughter off at school, did some work, took the dog to the groomer, got a haircut and returned an online order. Now I am enjoying a cup of coffee before picking my daughter up at school followed by picking up the dog from the groomers.