Quiz: Healing or High-Functioning?
A check-in for high-achieving women navigating burnout and recovery.
You’ve started therapy. You’re no longer unraveling. But are you really healing, or just holding it together a little better?
Take this quick 5-question quiz to find out where you are in the healing process. No pressure, no wrong answers - just a deeper check-in with yourself.
How It Works:
Pick the answer that feels most true for each question. At the end, tally your responses to reveal your current healing stage.
1. When someone asks how you are, your honest first thought is:
A) "Busy, but good!"
B) "I’m tired, but it’s manageable."
C) "Honestly? I don’t even know."
D) "Weirdly calm, actually."
2. How do you react to having free time?
A) Panic and fill it immediately.
B) Feel vaguely guilty about not being productive.
C) Scroll, zone out, then feel weird about it.
D) Delight in the freedom and maybe take a nap.
3. Your inner critic lately sounds like:
A) "You're falling behind."
B) "Why can't you just be normal?"
C) "Don’t get too comfortable."
D) "It’s okay to take your time."
4. Your definition of “success” now includes:
A) Promotions, goals, being the go-to person
B) Not crying at your desk
C) Work-life balance (but mostly just thinking about it)
D) Peace, boundaries, naps, joy
5. When your therapist asks how you feel, you:
A) Change the subject
B) List your to-dos instead
C) Try to say the “right” thing
D) Pause, breathe, and check in with yourself
Your Results
Mostly A’s: High-Functioning with a Side of Denial
You’re doing everything right - but healing hasn’t fully landed in your nervous system yet. Your busyness might be sneaky self-protection. That’s okay. Awareness is your starting line.
Mostly B’s: In the Messy Middle
You’ve slowed down, and you’re noticing the patterns - but life still feels like emotional mush. That’s not failure. That’s growth in disguise. Keep going.
Mostly C’s: Almost There, But Still Watching the Door
You’re recognizing the old habits in real time. That’s healing. You’ve got one foot in the new version of yourself. Keep softening. You’re so close.
Mostly D’s: Look at You, Healing in the Wild
You're resting. You're redefining. You're becoming someone new on purpose. This is what recovery from burnout actually looks like.
The Takeaway
Healing from burnout doesn’t happen in one therapy session. It’s a quiet process of nervous system repair, emotional unlearning, and redefining success on your own terms.
Even taking this quiz means you’re doing the work.
Still stuck in burnout patterns?
Let’s figure out what your nervous system actually needs.
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