The Hidden Cost of “Working Harder”: When Doing More Isn’t Enough
The memoir also zooms in on the cost of over-functioning. Gormally’s burnout is depicted through scenes of frantic work punctuated by physical collapse, the mantra “I have to keep going or I’ll fall apart” looping through the panels. As someone who’s long equated worth with output, I found these pages uncomfortably familiar. I, too, have minimized my exhaustion, framed my pain as temporary or unearned, and pushed through out of fear that stopping would mean unraveling. Reading these sections of the book nudged me toward a reluctant recognition: in these moments, I wasn’t just tired — I was trained to ignore myself.
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