Are You on The Road to Burnout?
Learn to read and accept the signs of it
I was talking to a friend after a few weeks of not being in contact, updating her about my days, the three different jobs I am working at, the commutes I am doing, the challenges of summer break with my kids, the writing. I wasn’t complaining about any of it, I just listed them. She was taken aback and told me very worried that I was doing too much and she thought I needed a break. Another friend told me the same only a few days before, and it reminded me how my mum is worried sick that I am overworked, irritated and tired all the time.
Part of me nodded in agreement, yes, I do need a break of it all, I need to sleep, I need to eat more healthy, I need a break from the overwhelming list of my projects, and even from my own challenges that I set for myself related to writing.
But the other part of me was disagreeing completely, thinking that I am not doing enough, I should take my projects more seriously, I should be more prepared, I need to impress my colleagues more. I need to be with my kids more, play with them more, listen to them more. And I need to write more. I have so many things on my mind, not even ten per cent is written of it. Look, here’s this article, and that poem, and I need to work on the plot for my book. Oh yes, and I need to socialise more, go out…
