“What To Do When Mental Health Affects My Career?”

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The ongoing pandemic has taken a toll on people’s mental health across the globe. But fear, panic, anxiety, depression, burnout & stress is turning out to be the biggest hurdle in ensuring one’s mental well-being. The stress and the anxiety that one faces in a new working environment is very daunting. We often have these questions in our minds like the following given below:

• Will I be able to keep up with the workload?

• Will my new employers pay attention to my wellness?

• Can I disclose about my mental health issues with my employers?

• Will I be accepted by my employers wholeheartedly?

Well, it’s natural for a new employee to feel like this when working in a new company. But, we need to work on ourselves first so that we can easily adjust to the new environment. Let us take a look now at how we can address the wellness issues and what measures we can take to cope up with the new challenges coming our way.

How to cope with issues in regards to mental health when working in a new place?

• Identify the triggers.

• Try to feel at ease in a new environment.

• Spend the time to adjust to the new environment.

• Take some notes of the things you come across.

• Find out about the corporate culture.

• Re-frame your expectations just for your own benefit.

• Plan ahead of your schedule (Make a to-do list).

• Simply observe your surroundings so that you can collect as much information as you can and see if you can establish a good relationship with co-workers & employers.

• Remind yourself that you are capable of keeping up with the company & the good work that you’ve been doing so far.

• Take all the necessary steps that you need to take for your well-being.

• Be patient with yourself.

• Being realistic of your goals.

• Avoid taking too much workload.

It’s not always that easy to get everything done in the way you had planned, but you really shouldn’t be ashamed of discussing mental health issues or let them prevent your from being happy and accepted in your career.