Comments on: Avoiding burnout on the path to FIRE https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/ Helping people view money differently while chronicling my own path to financial independence in Ireland and Canada Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Jeff https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1302 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:37:04 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1302 Thank you for this thoughtful post Meagan.
I completely sympathise with you having suffered burnout in 2020 as well. It was several years in the making. Marriage break-up and career dissatisfaction were causal factors. I also found great benefit in anti-depression medication; I went on Prozac for 6 months and it changed my life around for the better. Our brains are biochemical soups and so if we need to make changes to the biochemistry, we can use medication to achieve such change. I also found a couple of sessions with a clinical psychologist with training in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to be very, very useful. I personally found counsellors were of limited use compared to a good clinical psychologist. Lastly, you are completely correct in making positive changes to your diet and the benefits of exercise. Do not overlook the restorative power of good quality sleep too! I also discovered there is a fourth ‘pillar’ after improved diet, physical exercise and quality sleep… And that’s great sex. Seriously. I know there will be some eye-rolling out there, but put those 4 pillars together and our overall quality of life can improve enormously. Best wishes everyone and thank you Meagan for your excellent Mrs Money Hacker blog posts!!

]]> By: Meagan https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1300 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:20:42 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1300 In reply to Mary.

Thank you all for all your kind words. It is very much appreciated

]]> By: Mary https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1297 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:42:39 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1297 Hi Meagan. Thanks so much for such an inspiring post. You write as well about mental health/burnout as you do about all things money-related! Good luck with everything.

]]> By: Catherine https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1287 Sat, 05 Feb 2022 19:17:17 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1287 I hope your road to recovery continues. Thank you for sharing this, and for all your wonderful articles.

]]> By: Rossella https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1286 Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:42:31 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1286 Hi Meagan,

Thank you for your post and for taking the time to write it to help others. Two years ago I ended up accepting the idea of attending counseling sessions. It wasn’t easy to find the right counselor to talk to and while reading your post I thought about my experience. I just wanted to write to say that I am glad you are feeling better now. Even if we don’t know each other when people go through difficult times you can only wish the very best for everyone. Take care

]]> By: Paul https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1285 Sat, 05 Feb 2022 15:46:51 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1285 Hey Megan,

Thanks for sharing this with us, it’s not easy. Happy to see that you are on the path to recovery. Stay well.

]]> By: Andrew https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/avoiding-burnout-on-the-path-to-fire/#comment-1284 Sat, 05 Feb 2022 15:31:28 +0000 https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/?p=1773#comment-1284 Great post. Your very much an inspirational character to all in the FIRE community, completely giving of your time and experience. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks.
Andrew

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