Burnout Alert!

[tuesday_morning]

 

Welp, I finally overdid it and am now in the process of getting my Leave of Absence from work finalized for a total of two weeks off. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in myself, but I don't think that blaming myself will do me any good either, so I'm going to focus on what I can do moving forward.

I looked at the free benefits that I can take advantage of at work, including our Employee Assistance Program, free apps for learning how to live well, and free apps for peer support. Using the EAP program, I'm going to be seeing a therapist for up to 20 sessions to deal with what's bothering me. I'm hoping to cover a number of things with the therapist, but it all comes down to proper time management and finding better ways to handle my emotions instead of defaulting to shopping, sleeping, using my phone, or using food in an unhealthy way. I can't keep going on like this and I know I need the help... I just wish my therapists before now could have helped me more with these things instead of whatever time-wasting stuff I was giving them at the time. Alas, you learn from your mistakes and keep moving forward.

For my time off of work, I'm committing to educating myself on better time management practices, building better habits, spending more time on things that bring me joy, and learning how to study in less time with still good results. I know I can do this, I just need to apply myself and trust in the process.