Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine
Are You Burnt Out or Depressed?
The burnout from working nonstop, no break from news, childcare, and isolation is hard.
Burnout manifests in any number of ways.
This phenomenon isnt unique to the pandemic; people often experience burnout at various stages of their lives.
But the pandemic is creating a form of burnout thats more widespread, and potentially more difficult to treat.
The pandemic is creating a form of burnout thats more widespread, and potentially more difficult to treat.
licensed psychologist who works withThe Black Girl Doctor
And the pandemic isnt the only extra thing burdening us, either.
She also points out that winter weather isnt helping.
Seeing humans outside gave you a change of scenery and caused a shift to your mood.
This is even more true given its source in this circumstancethe pandemicbecause we have no means for changing it.
Make changes to your to-do list
One of the results of burnouta lack of productivitycan also feed burnout.
working from home, anxiety, childcare, etc.).
So basically, this will mean making each item on your to-do list smaller than normal, e.g.
a piece of a bigger task thatd normally be on the list.
Pause and go, I would not talk to somebody I love like that, she suggests.
licensed psychologist who works withThe Black Girl Doctor
We need connection, she says.
And, she specifies, we need connectionbeyondtext messaging.
Gold does think that it might make sense to create some parameters around use.
Acknowledging burnout is helpful in a number of ways, she explains.
Most importantly it breaks the cycle of isolation that often accompanies burnout.
Find ways to restore yourself during the day, she says.
Take time to savor your coffee or lunch, or other small pleasures.
Stop to play with your pets for a few minutes.
Be in the moment, especially when the moment feels good.
If you dont happen upon enough of these small experiences, she recommends mindfully creating them.
Put beautiful, calming, or stimulating experiences into your regular day, she says.
Let yourself out of your cage
Most of us arent used to being as constricted to our homes.
You obviously dont have to make this an everyday occurrence, but once in awhile, it might help.
go mountain climbing, learn to ski, visit your grandmother more often, etc.
Stop to appreciate your hope spots, she says.
For peak effectiveness, make a list and add to it as new hope spots arise.
Many of us, now more than ever, are impacted by conditions that are outside of our control.
A big thing for me is that theres no wrong time to ask for help, says Dr. Gold.
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