Let's Talk: Burnout
In the spirit of Let's Talk Day, sponsored by Bell to address Mental Illness. For me, it was not depression, phobias or anxiety that got me, but burnout. The thing is, it wasn't clear to me that I was struggling like this. I knew that I wasn't feeling like my normal self, but I couldn't pinpoint why I was so negative. I am normally a very optimistic and positive person, but I kept finding myself focusing on all of the negative things that were going on, and found myself complaining about everything. I had become the type of person that I don't like to be around, yet I couldn't stop myself from complaining. This is not an easy thing for me to talk about, given that physically I looked fine, and I am the type of person who does not quit or fail. Yet even though I felt like I was not achieving what I knew I was capable of, yet I couldn't motivate myself to do anything. The other thing that is hard, is that there are many people who do not believe that burnout...