I found that taking any step into analyzing the situation is taking a step forward. One first step that worked for me was taking a notebook and logging every little detail of every little minute for a couple of weeks until I could see how my minutes were spent. I kept the focus of that at work but that's where I realized the bulk of my stress was coming from.
I also started looking at jobs and revising my resume.
Instead of jumping ship, I opted to change the tune or dynamics. I know that there's a catchy expression for that, but it's not at the forefront of my thoughts at the moment.
And yes, this pertains to going down the path of burning out. However, financial insecurity is not an option for me with three other mouths to feeds and maintaining a roof over their heads at this stage of my life.
Yes, I've been addressing this in therapy. Change the Script. There. That's the expression !
How? On screen it looks simplistic. It's not. I hear a lot of learning to say No on this thread. I think it's more than that. It involves prioritizing your time. A clear No may not be called for each moment. Let me think about this. Let me get back to you. Give me a moment. Let me finish this and I'll listen are ways around No because completely shutting down or closing off to can be isolating which negates everything.
Back to....looking hard at how time is spent.
And keeping eyes open for what is available and sustainable for immediate employment. And will that solve this?