02/02/2026
Most people have been operating in survival mode long before they realise it.
I was one of them.
I thought the tension and pain in my body was due to my mattress.
I thought my consistently low energy was just the result of spinning too many plates.
I thought the poor sleep was… just how I was wired.
What I didn’t understand at the time was that my nervous system was overloaded, carrying more than it had capacity for, for far too long.
I didn’t realise I was living in survival.
And I didn’t know it was possible to feel different - to recover energy, sleep deeply and experience pressure without unravelling.
I now see this everywhere.
People carrying far too much, for far too long - believing it’s normal, because as a society we normalise survival.
And over time, it impacts our health, our relationships and our sense of self.
I’ve created a short video series, “Am I Burnt Out?”, to explore this from an educational and practical point of view. It brings a trauma-sensitive and nervous system-informed perspective - especially for high performers who appear functional on the outside but feel depleted underneath.
If this resonates, the series may offer clarity - and a new way of understanding what your system has been carrying.
Access the videos using the link below (and in my bio on insta)
https://www.neenasaith.com/burnout
Love
Neena
Photo taken at the InsTech Exponential Risk Conference of me talking about survival mode.
