Self-awareness is vital to prevent or get out of burnout
Self-awareness is a vital step if you want to avoid getting burnt out or to get out of burnout. You need to know yourself if you want to discover what needs to change to get better. If you don’t know who you are, how you function, how you think, how you perceive the world around you, etc, it will be quite difficult to pinpoint where the culprits are.
Self-awareness is when you are aware of and understand yourself, your likes and dislikes, your desires, your feelings, your triggers, your needs, etc. Knowing and understanding who you are is quite helpful when you want to improve yourself, thus improving your life. Ask yourself the following questions to become aware of what could be the root cause of your burnout. Write down your answers on a piece of paper or in a journal to read to yourself and analyze after.
Do you know what makes you happy? what triggers you? what drains you? what makes you feel energized?
Are you a perfectionist? self-judgmental? too hard on yourself? a people-pleaser? kind to yourself?
Do you know what you need? Food, rest, emotional support, help from others?
How is your self-esteem? Do you feel worthy of love, peace, and happiness?
Do you set boundaries or even know how to do so? Do you know how to say no? How committed are you to yourself and your well-being?
How is your environment? at home, at work, at school, etc…? Is there anything or anyone bringing you down? What is the quality of the company you keep?
Are you living the life you truly want to live? Are you being your authentic self? Or are you living, according to other people’s expectations of you?
Feel free to add more questions to the list that can direct you towards knowing yourself more. Take your time with this and repeat it as many times as needed. Listen to what comes up when you ask these questions and write everything down without filtering and without judging anything. This self-awareness exercise can be applied to any aspect of your life where you want to find out what needs to be changed to improve it.
Everything I share on my blog, Instagram, and YouTube are based on my experiences and knowledge. Use the information I share as a guide for improving your mental health and not as a substitute for medical and mental health care. Each person’s experiences are unique. Therefore, some of the information or tools I provide might not be relevant to you and your unique situation. Take what resonates and leave what doesn’t.
