I spent years in a cycle of burn out, flitting between functioning anxiety and depression to complete shut down and freeze. I 'd be either working and doing none stop or hitting a wall and having to stop because I couldn't carry on. There was never an in between.

I thought If I worked harder, longer, did more I'd get the validation I craved, the love, that I'd be enough, worthy.

I was in survival. Not living.

Then, dive into what they’ve already done to try to solve the problem, describing it in detail. Explain why those efforts didn’t work, showing them that there’s still a need for a real solution.