I didn’t realise it, but yesterday it hit me like a truck – I am still not fully recovered from burnout.
I won’t ramble on about what burnout is. Most others have said it a lot better than I. But I’m sure anybody reading this knows about burnout, or god forbid, have experienced it themselves.
Almost two years have passed since I had an episode at work that shook me into a period of soul crushing self doubt. I worked through it, it took a lot of time, therapy and healing, but I got through … or so I thought.
Fast forward two years, and from time to time, I still find myself not feeling as capable as I was back then, back when I was confident in myself. I find myself up against a brick wall that I keep telling myself I can’t break down, or that I can’t climb. I find myself at that point of self doubt again. Where has my confidence as a designer gone on these horrible days?
This is the lasting effect of that episode
This is the lasting effect of burnout.
I’m finding this content challenge to be extremely refreshing. I’m doing little bits everyday. These are things I wouldn’t usually take the time to do. They’re not works of art, but they’re mine.
Thanks Tom.
I want to move past this, I want to find my stride again. It’s been two years, and I’m not there yet, but I’ll get there.
Illustration is mostly hand drawn, with colouring and effects done in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Created for #Dec19ContentChallenge
