Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR; What to do if you're struggling with your mental health at work
"When you're not in the right headspace, being at work can be difficult.
Whether it's depression, burnout, anxiety or something else, struggling with your mental health while you're waiting tables or sitting behind a desk can disrupt your life and your job.
But there's a stigma to taking time off to care for your mental health that's not present with physical health. The mindset is, "Just work, work, work, push through it and get to the other end and deal with it," says Jody Adewale, a Los Angeles-based psychologist and medical advisor for the mental health advocacy foundation, Made of Millions.
Addressing your mental health needs is important — and human. "It's not a character flaw or a character defect or a sign of weakness," says Adewale. "It's something that everyone I think on this planet will experience at one point or another in their life."
Life Kit asked mental health professionals how to spot an issue and what the options are when you do.
While we know there's no such thing as the perfect job, there are tools for both employees and managers to make work a better place to be...
Resources
Here's a non-exhaustive list of resources for workplace mental health:
- The CDC offers a wealth of resources, including a glossary of terms and suggestions for managers.
- Did you know you can train in mental health first aid? Here's where to find training and mental health aid resources.
- Made of Millions is a global mental health advocacy group that offers lots of training and resources. Here's their letter to your manager, and here's their global directory of resources.
- Not 9 to 5 is a global non-profit focusing on mental health advocacy in the foodservice and hospitality sectors. Their website offers a lot of great workplace mental health resources.
- Here's a breakdown of how to implement psychological safety in the workplace, from ShiftCollab, a therapy collective
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