Mental Health is a Serious Issue, Please Don’t Ignore it
Your mental health not only affects you but equally your surroundings and people living with you.
Why I am writing more mental health stories these days because when I open LinkedIn to learn something from creators, every 2 out of 4 creators are burning out about their health. They sadly stated that they were facing depression due to work stress. They are not full-time employees, they are freelancers.
Firstly,
I thought freelancing gives us enough time to decide what we do and then work on projects that give us ample time or at least enough time. I was thinking of people leaving full-time to relax for a few more hours and work for a few hours and earn the same. But that’s not happening in reality.
Whatever the work you do, stress is all about how to react to every freaking situation that happens to you and around you. The reality is, that freelancing is equally stressful because we take everything into our minds. In freelancing, we have to manage everything. Suddenly every responsibility comes to our head. It’s tough. It’s not that easy.
Many of my favorite creators broke down with mental health issues on LinkedIn all of a sudden and now I was scared to go ahead honestly. When I was working full-time, I gave my 100% preference to my mental health because I cannot take too much stress on my head, I know me. And I cannot compromise on the quality of work as well. I just don’t try to remember unnecessary issues that go on in the office.
Secondly,
Your office, your team, your work, and your deadlines have limitations. They should have limitations in time. You should schedule a fixed time for all these and brutally forget everything once you close the laptop. Only then you could maintain your mental health in a balanced condition or else one day you have to break down on LinkedIn or Twitter that you are suffering from depression. And trust me it is not easy to get back to normal life once you go through that situation. It differs from person to person. Only your psychologist can tell you how fast you can recover.
Forget about the treatment and recovery, precaution is better than cure. Avoid taking too much stress and feeling like ‘you can only do this now’ and manage your work schedule as per your health. If you’re a person who cannot work more than 8 hours a day, there is nothing wrong with that, you can do it the next day. If you can only work 4 hours a day, take a 2-hour nap and get back to work. Protect your health at any cost.
No one cares about your skills and achievements when you are sick. Remember that. Underline that. Your brain might work faster than you but your body is a limited resource. It can only bear a certain amount of stress. You cannot force your negative energy into it. It will bounce back.
Finally...
I am not telling you to dream low or settle for something less. Dream big but how you achieve it is equally important. What’s the use of gaining success in 2 years and living with depression for the next 4 years? Where will all your hard-earned money go? To your treatment? Not at all fair man. You warned it to enjoy but the stress you’re giving to your brain and body have other plans.
Keep in mind that your health first and rest all comes secondary. Take care of your mental health. Don’t take too much stress, reduce sleep timings, and cry later about your bad health. It’s all in the beginning. And women need 9–10 hours of sleep every day compared to men, as I studied some research today. Don’t mind. I cannot remember the research name.
Take care you’ll ☺
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