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W I T H I R N B R U …

DISCLAIMER

Health and Safety Executive (HSE),

workers in the UK suffered from work-related

stress, depression or anxiety in 2017/18

Source: Health and Safety Executive

595,000

working days lost due to work-related stress,

depression or anxiety in 2017/18.

15.4 MILLION

• Feelings of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness, hopelessness

• Angry outburst, irritability or frustration

• Loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities

• Sleep disruption (insomnia or sleeping too much)

• Tiredness and lack of energy

• Changes in appetite

• Anxiety, agitation or restlessness

Burnout is a state of

emotional, physical, and

mental exhaustion caused

by excessive and

prolonged stress. It

occurs when you feel

overwhelmed, emotionally

drained, and unable to

meet constant demands.Source: Helpguide.org

BURNOUT == DEPRESSION

T H E S Y M P T O M S A R E A L M O S T I N D I S T I N G U I S H A B L E

F R O M O N E A N O T H E R

You feel tired all the time. You don’t feel up to facing your workday, even if it’s just a normal day. You may wake up every morning with a feeling of dread. Day after day you feel this, and it doesn’t lift, even after a week off. It’s more than likely that you are dealing with heavy workloads or difficult workplace circumstances that are wearing

you out.

EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION

CYNICISM / DEPERSONALISATION

You may have started out as someone who really enjoyed working with people or dealing with clients. Now, you

find yourself feeling increasingly angry and irritable toward them. You have a growing sense of detachment from

your work and may even be alarmed by how cynical you’ve become.

REDUCED PERSONAL EFF ICACY

You’re losing confidence in your ability to do your job, even though you used to be quite good at it. You work

harder and harder, but seem to accomplish less. Your productivity has dropped significantly, and your belief in

yourself has fallen along with it.

Source: PsychologyToday

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RECOGNISE THE SYMPTOMS

ASK FOR/OFFER HELP

TALK/LISTEN

SUPPORT/UNDERSTANDING

T O A F R I E N D E X P E R I E N C I N G A M E N T A L H E A L T H P R O B L E M

WHAT NOT TO SAY

“Just snap out of it”

“..stop feeling sorry for yourself”

“You don’t look depressed”

“It’s all in your mind”

INSTEAD TRY SAYING …

• “I understand you are dealing with issues”

• “I’d like to offer support/help”

www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-

depression/low-mood-and-depression/

www.mentalhealth-uk.org/ www.mind.org.uk

Empathy as a service: supporting mental health in the tech workplace

Nara Kasbergen @xiehan

https://youtu.be/6o_qNqAxDuI

Eric Lee: My trudge through IT Burnout and the fight to keep it at bay

https://youtu.be/xjFNYTKJHtI

I had a black dog, his name was depression

https://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc

ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST

EVERYBODY’S BEST IS DIFFERENT

YOU CAN’T ALWAYS BE THE BEST

BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST

#LETSTALKABOUTIT