The Pressure to Get Ahead is REAL - and can trigger us big time!

STOP! I've just been triggered

Sometimes it can feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. The Pressure to get ahead can really weigh you down.

Candice: And too much pressure can make a lot of us angry, resentful, feed up or sad. Or simply, over time, knock you out cold with burnout, which is exactly what happened to me. I was a classic young person over planner with a plan in my mind (at 21 I want to be starting my career, but 25 I want to be earning x amount of money, at this age I want to be engaged, at this age I need to buy a house at this age I need to have kids) I was constantly striving and putting so much pressure on myself that I not only burnt out, I lost who I even was, because I had become this life list without actually checking in on myself over the years.

Natalie: Exactly, me too, I think a lot of people will relate to that! And the overwhelm to achieve can be crippling. Sometimes when we don’t achieve those steps to get ahead when we want to we feel like a failure and that can fast track burnout or even lead to anxiety or depression.

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