The Two Dimensions of Sustainable Performance

StressAudit analyzes your stress pattern across two independent dimensions grounded in occupational health research: Load (how much demand you're carrying — Under-load, Challenged, or Overloaded) and Recovery (how effectively you replenish — Depleted, Restored, or Avoidant).

The intersection of these two dimensions determines your zone on the 3×3 stress matrix — from Burnout Path to Sustainable Zone. One-click Auto-Fix rewrites your situation toward the Sustainable Zone (Challenged + Restored), with targeted suggestions for load adjustment and genuine recovery. Not medical advice — a self-reflection tool.

Key Features

Load Analysis

Determines whether your demand level is Under-load (boredom, skill atrophy, drift), Challenged (engaged, stretched, growing), or Overloaded (demands consistently exceed capacity — the path to breakdown).

Recovery Analysis

Assesses whether you're Depleted (insufficient or non-restorative rest), Restored (genuine recharge through sleep, movement, connection, absorption), or Avoidant (escape-rest that feels like a break but doesn't replenish).

9-Zone Stress Matrix

Maps your pattern to one of nine zones: Flat Drift, Reserve Building, Hidden Drain, Running on Empty, Sustainable Zone, Quiet Quitter, Burnout Path, Hard Push, or Crash Cycle.

One-Click Auto-Fix

Rewrites your situation description toward the Sustainable Zone (Challenged + Restored) with targeted suggestions — adjusting load, replacing avoidant rest with genuine recovery, or both.

Analysis History

Persistent IndexedDB storage lets you track your stress pattern over time — across weeks, sprints, or life events — and see whether your zone is shifting.

Markdown & JSON Export

Export full analysis reports as Markdown or JSON files for journaling, sharing with a coach, or tracking patterns in your own tools.

How It Works

1

Describe your situation

Any text: a recent week, a recurring pattern, a current project, how you've been resting, or a specific situation you want to understand.
2

Get your zone

Gemini 2.5 Flash analyzes your Load and Recovery independently, then maps you to one of nine zones with a real-world impact description.
3

Read the detailed diagnosis

Understand exactly which dimension is creating the problem — overload, under-load, depleted recovery, or avoidant rest — with specific, actionable suggestions.
4

Auto-fix toward the Sustainable Zone

One click rewrites your situation toward Challenged + Restored, with targeted adjustments for your specific zone and its root cause.

Perfect For

Knowledge Workers

Diagnose whether your exhaustion comes from too much load, the wrong kind of rest, or both — and get concrete suggestions for this week, not next year.

Startup Founders

Distinguish between productive intensity (Challenged + Restored) and unsustainable burnout trajectories (Overloaded + Depleted or Avoidant) before the crash.

People Managers

Audit your own pattern before coaching your team. Recognize the signs of Hidden Drain and Quiet Quitter in yourself and in team members.

Coaches & Therapists

Give clients a structured, research-grounded self-diagnosis tool. The 9-zone matrix surfaces patterns that are hard to see from inside the experience.

High Performers

Use the Hard Push and Sustainable Zone distinction to manage sprint intensity deliberately — knowing when to push, when to recover, and how to tell the difference.

Wellbeing Educators

Teach the difference between productive stress (challenge) and burnout risk (overload), and between genuine recovery and avoidant escape — with real-world examples.

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StressAudit uses Google Gemini 2.5 Flash to deliver nuanced two-dimensional stress pattern analysis. Our technology:

Analyzes situation descriptions against a structured Load × Recovery framework grounded in allostatic load and occupational health research
Returns JSON-structured output with load_status, recovery_status, zone, impact, summary, and suggestions
Rewrites situations toward the Sustainable Zone targeting the specific root cause of each zone
Stores all history locally in IndexedDB — zero server-side data retention
Runs securely through the Reloadium /api/hello cloud function with Firebase Auth

Privacy & Data

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your data:

Your content is sent to the AI for analysis only — not stored on our servers
All history is stored locally in your browser via IndexedDB
Firebase Authentication is used for secure credit-based access
No content data is retained after each analysis session

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Sustainable Zone?

The Sustainable Zone is the intersection of Challenged load and Restored recovery. It's the state where demand is meaningful and stretching — but not overwhelming — and recovery is genuine and restorative — not avoidant or absent. It's the only zone where performance, growth, and wellbeing coexist over time. Research on allostatic load, Karasek's Job Demand-Control model, and recovery science consistently identifies this balance as the key predictor of sustained output without health breakdown.

What's the difference between Load and Recovery?

Load answers: 'How much demand are you carrying?' — measured on a spectrum from Under-load (not enough challenge, skills underused) through Challenged (optimal stretch) to Overloaded (demands exceed capacity). Recovery answers: 'How effectively are you replenishing?' — Depleted (insufficient rest), Restored (genuine recharge), or Avoidant (escape-rest that doesn't restore). They're independent axes — you can be Overloaded+Restored (Hard Push) or Under-load+Avoidant (Hidden Drain).

What's the difference between 'Depleted' and 'Avoidant' recovery?

Depleted means rest simply isn't happening — too little sleep, no downtime, no space between demands. Avoidant means rest is happening in form but not in function: hours of passive scrolling, numbing, or escape activity that feels like a break but doesn't actually restore energy. 'I never feel rested even though I wasn't doing anything productive' is the signature of Avoidant recovery. Both lead to burnout, but through different mechanisms and with different fixes.

What's the problem with Under-load?

Under-load is chronically underdiagnosed. Boredom, lack of challenge, and underuse of skills aren't neutral — they actively deplete motivation, erode skill, and create a low-grade exhaustion that's confusing because the person isn't 'doing much.' Under-load+Avoidant (Hidden Drain) is particularly insidious: the person looks fine from the outside but is slowly hollowing out. The fix isn't rest — it's meaningful challenge.

Can the same week map to different zones for different people?

Absolutely — zone is determined by the gap between your specific capacity and the demands placed on it, plus the quality of your recovery. A 60-hour week is Overloaded for one person and Challenged for another depending on their reserves, skills, autonomy, and support. Similarly, 8 hours of sleep is Restored for one person and still Depleted for another depending on sleep quality and what's depleting them. The analysis is calibrated to your description, not a universal threshold.

Is this based on academic research?

The Load × Recovery framework draws on Robert Karasek's Job Demand-Control model (1979), allostatic load research (McEwen, 1998), Meijman & Mulder's Effort-Recovery model, and Sonnentag's recovery research. The 9-zone matrix and zone descriptions are practical generalizations grounded in these frameworks — designed for actionable self-reflection, not as clinical measurement tools. Not a substitute for medical or psychological advice.

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