{"product_id":"driven-by-fire-syndrome-heather-alfonso-9798278718710","title":"Driven By Fire Syndrome: How High-Powered Humans Turn Pressure into Fuel","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou're Not Too Much. You're Built for More.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't fall apart under pressure.\u003cbr\u003eYou \u003cb\u003eperform\u003c\/b\u003e under it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your mind never shuts off, your productivity spikes when things get intense, and rest feels strangely uncomfortable, you're not broken-you're fire-wired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDriven-by-Fire Syndrome\u003c\/b\u003e puts language to a familiar modern experience often labeled \u003ci\u003ehigh-functioning anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e: the internal engine that turns pressure into momentum and keeps capable, driven people moving long after they're exhausted. From the outside, it looks like success. On the inside, it feels like constant readiness-always anticipating, always managing, always pushing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book isn't about slowing you down or fixing what's \"wrong\" with you. It's about understanding your wiring and learning how to use it \u003cb\u003ewithout burning yourself out\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy high-performers often thrive in chaos but struggle in calm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow your brain learned to convert stress into productivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hidden costs of being \"the reliable one\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to recognize burnout before it forces a shutdown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical ways to rest, reset, and regulate-without losing your edge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychologists call it \u003ci\u003ehigh-functioning anxiety\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThis book calls it \u003cb\u003eDriven-by-Fire Syndrome\u003c\/b\u003e-because that's what it feels like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough insight, humor, and straight-talk strategies, you'll learn how to work with your intensity instead of fighting it, how to deploy your drive strategically instead of constantly, and how to build a life that supports your fire instead of draining it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to be less driven.\u003cbr\u003eYou need to be more intentional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're tired of being tired-but not ready to be less ambitious-this book is the manual you were never given.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour fire isn't the problem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunning it without a plan is.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Alfonso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278718710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Heather Alfonso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171228295423,"sku":"9798278718710","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/driven-by-fire-syndrome-heather-alfonso-9798278718710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}