Dealing with Burnout 😮💨
What is burnout?
According to Google, burnout is defined as “a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands.”
We’ve all felt it, we’ve all experienced it, but how did you deal with it? It’s a question I’ve been trying to ask myself and one in which I’m learning how to answer. To be honest, these past couple of months have been a rollercoaster. If you ever asked me how I was doing I would probably have answered you with “I'm fine!” but to be honest with you, and with myself, I’m not sure “fine” is the best word to accurately describe how I’ve been feeling. The internal struggle of telling myself “Grace, you’re okay just suck it up and keep going” has reached its breaking point and I'm here to share with you all the reality of what has been going on and how I've been coping with burnout.
To be honest, a part of me is hesitant on even writing this because I always compare what I’m experiencing with the events of the world or struggles of others that seem far greater than my own. However, I hope that writing my thoughts down will bring me some peace as well as some encouragement for others.
It started off with me thinking I was becoming lazy. Responding to emails, text…
