5 things I wish I told myself earlier when I was experiencing Work Burnout

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Upon graduating from my master’s in Australia, I managed to clinch myself a job in a big tech firm as a data analyst. The remuneration package was awesome and the office perks were nothing but amazing. I get to wake up later than the typical office starting hour of 9 am, and was able to commute to and fro work after peak hours. The best part of it, I’m working on something that was my passion, data analytics. Life’s good isn’t it? Nope, things started to turn bad a few weeks into the new job.

I began to feel constantly tired and stressed about work. Panic attacks, difficulties in breathing, and sleepless nights soon followed. Work was the only thing on my mind after office hours and even on weekends. I started to beat myself for every little mistake and I couldn’t find the patience to talk to my loved ones, nor the joy to embark on my hobbies. And perhaps the most significant sign of all, the thought of committing suicide.

Yeap, you might have guessed it, Work Burnout was the culprit for all these signs. In May 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially started to recognize burnout as an occupational phenomenon that may require care. In their statement, the organization defines burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been…