I really wasn’t sure in all of this was I burned out from the job or suffering from depression due to life and job stresses. Turns out the answer isn’t an easy or straight forward one.While they’re not the same, the two are linked and often occur simultaneously. Some psychologists and researchers say that depression is the cause of burnout while others state that depression is more of an end symptom of burnout.Either way, the two go hand in hand. Burnout has only really been talked about and taken (somewhat) seriously in the last few years, but it’s a term […]
How It All Started
This isn’t something that started overnight.It has creeped up slowly and insidiously. I used to say it all started about a year and a half ago. But when I think back harder, I’ve been stressed at work without a proper break to recuperate for probably two and a half to three years. (I graduated and started internship in 2015) Don’t get me wrong, the job has always been stressful. But I used to be able to manage it. I had a social life and hobbies. I used to be able to detach myself from it, mentally and physically, to recover […]