Let’s talk about different negative mental health that can happen as an engineer.
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Having a job where you felt you couldn’t leave, and for all the wrong reasons.
- Imposter Syndrome
- Feels like you’ve never done well enough in your role
- Burnout Syndrome
- Feeling tired, drained, or overwhelmed by work.
- Having frequent headaches, insomnia, or other physical discomfort.
- Having low self-esteem, lack of confidence, or feeling no sense of accomplishment.
All of the above can happen to engineers and everyone else. Experiencing any one of the above WILL affect the people around you negatively, including your love ones.
Moreover, junior engineers have a much higher chance of being impacted by these.
Keeping your mental health healthy can be challenge, but here is a list of ideas that can hopefully help you —
- Meditation and breathing exercises
- Have a realistic goal and priority.
- Learn to say “No.”
- Seek support from your colleagues, friends, family, or even professional network.
- Take more breaks! Most companies are practicing unlimited PTO (DTO). Use it as what they intend to accomplish.
- Exercise. An increase in blood flow has been proven to lower the stress of an individual.