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I'm not a mental health connoisseur or anything, but removing your own pressure to perform seems like good advice regardless of your circumstances. If you're t

by vasco 3y ago

I'm not a mental health connoisseur or anything, but removing your own pressure to perform seems like good advice regardless of your circumstances. If you're tired or stressed or whatever, labeling yourself as "a burned out person" seems to me like the only good thing it does is add more pressure. Because how can you do well if you're "damaged" in some way? It's important to not just do old style sweep it under the rug when it's serious, but I do think the current zeitgeist over indexes on being a good person equating to being hyper aware of all your struggles and anxieties and so on, and I don't see how all that extra pressure will help, specially for young people. Most times "it's not that big of a deal" is really the best thing I can tell myself. That being said, asking for help from someone that knows what they are talking about also seems like a good idea, if you can't overcome it on your own. The universe doesn't give you any extra points for doing it alone.

dexwiz 3y ago
I view burnout as a psychic wound. You should be aware of it to treat and not let it fester. At the same time, if you are always messing with it then it won’t heal. I agree there is probably a balance, and we are currently focusing too hard on it. I’ve had the same thought about the obsession about childhood trauma from people with average upbringings. But both parents and work have heavy influences on how we live our lives, so who else are you going to blame? Yourself? Don’t be silly.
ericmcer 3y ago
Makes sense, we are taught that being “mindful” of our mental state is key to mental health, but it also means everyone walks around with a handful of self diagnosed mental deficits.
- olyjohn 3y ago
  Being mindful of what you are doing, what you are thinking, how you are feeling, and how you are reacting to things is not diagnosing. You should probably leave the diagnosing part to a professional if you feel that you really need help with your mental health.

by vasco 3y ago

dexwiz 3y ago

I view burnout as a psychic wound. You should be aware of it to treat and not let it fester. At the same time, if you are always messing with it then it won’t heal. I agree there is probably a balance, and we are currently focusing too hard on it. I’ve had the same thought about the obsession about childhood trauma from people with average upbringings. But both parents and work have heavy influences on how we live our lives, so who else are you going to blame? Yourself? Don’t be silly.

ericmcer 3y ago

Makes sense, we are taught that being “mindful” of our mental state is key to mental health, but it also means everyone walks around with a handful of self diagnosed mental deficits.

olyjohn 3y ago
Being mindful of what you are doing, what you are thinking, how you are feeling, and how you are reacting to things is not diagnosing. You should probably leave the diagnosing part to a professional if you feel that you really need help with your mental health.