Burnout and self sabotage: a powerful cocktail that knocked me out
From loving my job to feeling like a shell of a person, why did it happen? + some tools for you to avoid it
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14 min readMay 28, 2024
This is what I have in store for you today:
- My burnout story: the rise and fall of my last two years
- Tips and resources against burnout: from handy websites to CBT and yoga techniques
- Self-sabotage discussion: Baby Reindeer and The Mountain is You
- Journalling prompt: just something fun for you to do
- Memes: because laughter is the best medicine
My burnout story
Let me paint the picture to you, when I started working for my current company, I couldn’t believe my luck. After a lifelong dream of making writing my career, I was actually getting a paycheck for my writing! The company was also amazing, my teammates were super nice to me, and I felt truly fulfilled.
This is what a typical day at work would look like at the start:
- Log in to work, from my house or any cute café I could find, and then write, write, write
- Have lunch with my mom (I was still living with her at…
