Connect with yourself I believe one of the most important actions to a healthy morning routine for mental health is to start your day by taking some time for yourself before you let the world in and engage with it. Most likely, the way that you are getting into your day impacts how the next 24 hours will unfold for you. In that sense, don’t rush from your bed straight to work. In fact, try to not rush at all and instead try to wake up early enough to be able to get ready for the day ahead as stress-free as possible for a healthy morning routine for mental health. Make sure that you are taking some time to check in with yourself before you start your day and engage with the world. If…
- Tag: burnout -
Burnout manifests differently in everyone and is as of now officially not a DSM-5 diagnosis. (DSM stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and could be described as the bible for psychotherapists which they use to diagnose mental illnesses in patients.) However that doesn’t mean that burnout isn’t real. It felt very real for me and my symptoms included panic attacks, anxiety, intense feelings of constant stress, insomnia, exhaustion and depression. On top of that I also had physical symptoms like regular headaches and dizziness. In my opinion we also don’t always need a diagnosis, you will feel it when you have it. Looking back, there were some confronting truths about burnout which I have come to realize that even though they were painful at the time, were so true. Even though…