I worry that we're overusing the term "burnout" and what we actually mean is "existing in late stage capitalism" or "working during a pandemic" or "exhaustion". Burnout isn't something that can happen multiple times a year because (as far as I understand it) if that's the case then you're never stopping being burnt out.
Yes, experiencing fatigue multiple times in a year is a signal that there’s an ongoing issue. It took me a long time to realise I’m not just depressed and exhausted every day. I’ve been burnt out since I was a teenager and just running on fumes. While it’s great/vital to practice self-awareness and self-care like in this video, it’s only just the start. Go deeper. Face what your body and your mind are telling you.
I totally get what you mean with how scary it can be to observe yourself changing without having any control. I've had a really bad burnout phase at the beginning of the pandemic and I've only started to feel better at the beginning of 2022. One of my biggest goals for this year has been to take a solo trip to the UK (I'm from Germany) - and here I am! These past few days have been so eye opening but also so confusing. I have always been so incredibly driven and very anxious at the same time and after having spent the first 30 years of my life pushing myself and constantly thinking about the future, now all I want is to kind of let loose and just have fun. But I haven't quite figured out what my way of letting loose and having fun is. And I also feel so alone in this because I don't know anyone who is going through the same thing. It's as if there was this weird societal idea that you are allowed to change in your Teens and your Twenties, but that as soon as you turn 30 you should have figured out who you are and are not allowed to change anymore.
when I learned that fully recovering from burnout can take 3 to 5 YEARS, I felt a sense of hopelessness at first. but then I felt validated. there is no overnight fix, no matter what the commercial world would tell us. there is an empathy in that thought.
This is what baffles me about the English language I guess. It’s all just called burnout? In my language there are two words, one for a shorter period and one fore everything let’s say 6 months plus, which is burnout. When I hear people saying burnout meaning they need a holiday that just feels very invalidating. I haven’t been able to work for almost two years so far. :(
@@MsEvaonAir I think a video about burnout recovery and self care that involves filming your life for an audience and doing ads, is very worrying for this reason. Burnout is serious and it really calls for rest and putting your health first. In my experience going on anyway or trying to snap out of it, is not going to aid recovery, quite the opposite. And even with the first signs of burnout, a short break or a holiday is not going to help long term if there aren't any meaningful changes. I'd urge anyone to take these feelings seriously before you get to the point of not being able to ignore them and having to stay home for months or years.
@@patinabents6763 Absolutely. I'm worried about the fact that there seems to be no mention of medical diagnosis in this video so Lucy has not been given the 'authorization' so to speak to rest and reconfigure your life. Because if you feel burnt out and then take it easy for a few weeks without making changes to the areas that put the most strain on your energy, you will continue the cycle. Also, as much as it feels weird to talk about someone else's health status online, Lucy has talked about having thyroid problems and has, in videos, listed a whole host of symptoms that I also have (had) and I can attest that ignoring those/not starting to pay attention to them soon enough is a really bad idea. Having chronic health issues means you have to take it easier than others because your limits are different from others. It's not fun, but that's the truth.
it's interesting, because i've seen a lot of influencers/vloggers i've watched for years and then made this their full time job experience burn out - and while i'm not trying to devalue your experience or anyone else's, i find it interesting having worked as a doctor in the pandemic that **most** people i know around me (who are also medics) haven't experienced it/talked about it in nearly the same way (OBVIOUSLY not all, but most). there's definitely an element of it which i think is not talked about in medics - wanting to seem 'strong', being stoic, and at the end of the day knowing that you actually just **have** to turn up to work, because if you don't, it impacts your whole team's day. sometimes i think knowing that people are relying on you to just show up makes the decision for you easier. idk. but that's obviously not the case in being an influencer, and that choice about whether to do the work for that day or not makes it almost harder??? i think having your whole life on the internet for people to critique, judge and leave their opinion on definitely does something to your psyche, and knowing that your likeability is directly related to your next pay cheque must also be really hard. i actually think committing yourself to something else which takes up more of your time and isn't online might help with this? it also kinda sounds like you prefer it when it's a hobby, and dislike it when it becomes your 'job' - which is totally normal. for everyone. definitely can't say that i wake up in the morning every day thrilled at the prospect of going to the hospital, but no one is really judging me for my likeability in my day job either. idk. anyway, sorry for the stream of consciousness lol, but i've watched you for literal years and i think this is a pattern i've seen in nearly every female youtuber i've watched that's gone full time (doesn't seem to happen to the guys i've watched, tbh) and at the end of the day - i love your videos! i like you! i like how pleasing your shots are and the way you frame what you film! and i want to continue watching your videos! there's got to be a way of making this more sustainable for women. it seems like the answer is not to go full time.
These are such interesting points! Thank you for sharing 💕 definitely things that have been on my mind lately, especially when being an influencer is so much easier than a lot of other jobs (I have so much respect for people who work in healthcare, wow)
not here to devalue your experience Lucy because low patches are really rough, but I think we need to be careful about the terminology we use around things like 'burn out' - it's a serious medical condition that can take years to recover from and make people very ill. Unfortunately it's not usually fixed by coffee and a museum visit and can require intense medical treatment. I worry that people with serious burn out may see this video and worry that they are not also getting better by (or perhaps even feeling up to) visiting a museum and drinking coffee. Please do what you need to do to feel better, but also be careful with the way these kinds of conditions are represented.
I very much agree with this! Medically speaking, the most severe form of burn-out is when your adrenal glands can no longer produce cortisol because you have been in fight or flight mode for so long that the gland has been destroyed. That is literally irreversible and definitely can't be fixed by coffee and a visit to a museum. (This very rarely happens but has been diagnosed in wild animals living in habitats being destroyed by humans.)
I think I’m feeling the exact same way right now. I feel overwhelmed and under motivated but something about this vlog makes me want to snap out of it so thank you 💛
So in Dutch we have burn out and over stressd. Burn out is the one that takes like 2 years to properly recover from, the one that means you litterally cannot work anymore. And we have overstressed, that moment before burn out where you are tired as heck, physical and mental, and it all feels bleh and you need a day or a week to reset. I've had both, overstressed is something I get a couple of times a year, burn out only happened once, and took me ages and therapy to get over.
I think I heard a new term for that feeling: burn on, always on the edge of a burn out. There will be a new book about that in German called „burn on - immer kurz vorm burn out“ from two doctors, in case someone is German 🦋
Thank you for this Tip! I am speaking German and just checked it out. I can really identify. Book is already in my “Einkaufswagen”. ☺️ thanks for sharing!
About the boring thing... I think understand what you meant. As someone who has watched you for years and years ever since the alcohol video I felt like the channel had lost a bit of substance and uniqueness the past few years. But I also felt that in my own life with the pandemic. I feel it gets less boring/beige in the videos where you let yourself talk about things that you're passionate about and I actually connect to what you're talking about. I enjoy your talks about music and popculture and filmphotos and less about whatever is popular on TH-cam atm because it doesn't feel that authentic. Maybe it's all about being relatable and providing something unique and that got a bit lost I think in a lot of people's content since 2016. I think always trying to keep up with 'everyone else online' must be exhausting. Doing TH-cam part-time and having it become a hobby again seems the next step for so many creators now and I enjoy their content a lot more since they made the change. Maybe you're trying that with hours idk. It's just.. they bring more to the table if they don't feel like they are just 100% TH-camr or Instagrammer. They seem to have a different perspective which I think is really healthy for them and lovely to watch.
Can’t tell you how much I love this video. I just had a few days in London by myself and literally bought myself brunch and wandered round by myself vlogging it. Love the vibe of being your own best friend 💗
Lucy, thank you for taking us on the days you don't want to pick up a camera. Thanks for behind honest with where you are and always remember that we'll be here when you get back from any break you may choose to take
Burn out is common in the NHS I suffered last year from it but the managers who allow things to get out of control never have to answer for putting individuals under pressure expecting them to take on more and more, I'm slowly getting better and I do the treating myself even if it's only going for a long walk it works
I love this video! It's so refreshing to see burnout recovery and calm relaxing content in the midst of all these productivity videos on TH-cam. Thank you for sharing! I needed to see this today! ✨
Lucy your vlogs always seem to match my mood or my week or my feelings. Thanks for being real and being a creative person in public with an audience. So calm and rational x
I've started this video and I already feel so seen! I literally had to take a few days off last week because I had burnt myself out so much, I honestly felt exhausted with every cell of my body. I had completely neglected decent sleep, decent food and keeping my flat in order. it was a heavy reminder to not put myself last during times of stress
I relate to this so so much and its terrifying. For the last few months, i've found it so hard. I love my job but i feel i want out. But the thought of being out is the worse feeling ever. Feel like i dont know me anymore. I push myself so hard, so i'm exhausted mentally and physically, that in the end i just crash. It's like an outer body experience. Im very quick to offer advice but rarely listen to myself. But Thank you so much for not only talking about it but in addition bringing more awareness to it. ❤️
Love your nails and the black and I can sense the changing vibes and it feels nice. I think so many people are experiencing burnout. Good job listening to your self. Take care Lucy 💖
Thing I LOVE to do on my own lunch and mooching about things you don't need shops and going to see a film at a cinema (I have weird taste/nerdy so easier)!
Loved this video, and can 100% relate to the questions you are asking yourself (in a bit of a different context, but quite a similar theme / train of thought)
Pushing through exhaustion not only delayed my burnout for a month (or ten), it also prolonged the time it took for me to recover from what might have been a couple of weeks of holidays to taking almost full year off and during that time being exhausted and enjoying nothing in life. I still don't feel like I will ever get back to my pre-burnout self.
I have been feeling exactly this lately. I have been on youtube since it started and have spent so much time filming my whole life and posting online. Recently I have started to question if I really want to do any of that anymore, and how comfy I am with sharing so much online. Have also been filming a lot less. Im trying to figure out if I am in some sort of funk with it, or if its just something I am not drawn as much to do anymore. So weird when it has always been such a big part of my life.
Since ending uni I’ve been so exhausted, honestly I’ve been exhausted since before I started university with my health problems. Burn out is really hard to describe, it so far beyond being tired, I really have no idea what I want to do and I have no energy to do it.
See, I'm kind of confused by the concept of "burnout". A lot of people talk about it as if it's something to be avoided at all costs...or else and I'm just experiencing what some might consider this phenomenon but it's externally driven: there's no self-talk, meditation, organization, friend time etc., that fixes or helps. It just is a sucky time in my life and I have to push through it. My mental health is as good as it can be given the circumstances which I cannot change and I feel like this situation is true for a lot of people within a certain tax bracket. I can't afford to be afraid or avoid or step away from burnout but a lot of the youtubers I watch act as if going on "me dates" etc., is the only way to handle it and I'm sorry if I sound insensitive but that solution just comes at me as hollow and irrelevant to me and I don't really hear or see anyone talking about this from someone like myself's perspective.
i feel ya 100%. i honestly feel a twinge of bitterness seeing comments about how "it's so refreshing seeing someone talk about burnout!" when i feel like i've seen TONS of youtubers talking about it, but the measures they take to recover/recharge (self-dates, vacations, buying new things and/or receiving gifts via sponsorships lol) are simply unattainable for most of us. i'm a full-time student working two part-time jobs, and i previously spent 2 years unemployed/not in school because i burnt out so badly from pushing myself too far in school/work. i'm still trying to figure out what works for me because again, a lot of "self-care" isn't accessible when you're low-income, dealing with chronic pain and fatigue, etc
I've been feeling so lost lately, like I've got a few options career wise and they're so different I've been paralysed by my inability to chose. I hate my current job bc my boss is a knob and I worked out I've got 41 years until I retire. FOURTY. ONE. YEARS. Im an admin, my job is really not that important and I'm just like i really don't want to do this for the rest of my good years yaknow? I had a really long chat w my mum last night and she was like write your book, thats all you really want to do with your life. Get a draft to me by the end of the year 🤣 but she had a good point; if I want to go back to university I should do it with the career in mind I want to do and go to study to get that job. (Thinking of pivoting to journalism but I've got 0 experience yaknow) Idk anyway thought I'd share cos this video made me feel less alone and weird ❤ go talk to your mum, they're usually really insightful ❤🤣
I would really advise against buying from Monika Vinader if you are not within the UK as they do not pay for shipping if you need to return or repair something. I bought a ring that broke after one wear and to get it repaired I would have to pay 20€ for shipping.. I hope they will change their policy as this does not sound sustainable to me..
On a sidenote, had a clear out this weekend of all the things I don't necessarily want to get rid of but don't have space for so they're gonna be boxed up and put in loft and i feel so much lighter?? Like I've been trying to cram a flats worth of life into my old room and surprisingly that doesn't work? I feel like I've finally let go of the old me from the old relationship and put her lovingly into a box and stored her away for a time where I'm able to have room for her. (Weird metaphor?) Anyway point is I have room to grow 🙌
Hey! If you’d like to learn more about why creator burnout happens (especially for TH-camrs) here’s a really great video on it: th-cam.com/video/XuVR_elE1Pw/w-d-xo.html
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I worry that we're overusing the term "burnout" and what we actually mean is "existing in late stage capitalism" or "working during a pandemic" or "exhaustion". Burnout isn't something that can happen multiple times a year because (as far as I understand it) if that's the case then you're never stopping being burnt out.
Yes, experiencing fatigue multiple times in a year is a signal that there’s an ongoing issue. It took me a long time to realise I’m not just depressed and exhausted every day. I’ve been burnt out since I was a teenager and just running on fumes. While it’s great/vital to practice self-awareness and self-care like in this video, it’s only just the start. Go deeper. Face what your body and your mind are telling you.
I totally get what you mean with how scary it can be to observe yourself changing without having any control. I've had a really bad burnout phase at the beginning of the pandemic and I've only started to feel better at the beginning of 2022. One of my biggest goals for this year has been to take a solo trip to the UK (I'm from Germany) - and here I am! These past few days have been so eye opening but also so confusing. I have always been so incredibly driven and very anxious at the same time and after having spent the first 30 years of my life pushing myself and constantly thinking about the future, now all I want is to kind of let loose and just have fun. But I haven't quite figured out what my way of letting loose and having fun is. And I also feel so alone in this because I don't know anyone who is going through the same thing. It's as if there was this weird societal idea that you are allowed to change in your Teens and your Twenties, but that as soon as you turn 30 you should have figured out who you are and are not allowed to change anymore.
when I learned that fully recovering from burnout can take 3 to 5 YEARS, I felt a sense of hopelessness at first. but then I felt validated. there is no overnight fix, no matter what the commercial world would tell us. there is an empathy in that thought.
This is what baffles me about the English language I guess. It’s all just called burnout? In my language there are two words, one for a shorter period and one fore everything let’s say 6 months plus, which is burnout.
When I hear people saying burnout meaning they need a holiday that just feels very invalidating. I haven’t been able to work for almost two years so far. :(
@@MsEvaonAir I think a video about burnout recovery and self care that involves filming your life for an audience and doing ads, is very worrying for this reason. Burnout is serious and it really calls for rest and putting your health first. In my experience going on anyway or trying to snap out of it, is not going to aid recovery, quite the opposite. And even with the first signs of burnout, a short break or a holiday is not going to help long term if there aren't any meaningful changes.
I'd urge anyone to take these feelings seriously before you get to the point of not being able to ignore them and having to stay home for months or years.
@@patinabents6763 Absolutely. I'm worried about the fact that there seems to be no mention of medical diagnosis in this video so Lucy has not been given the 'authorization' so to speak to rest and reconfigure your life. Because if you feel burnt out and then take it easy for a few weeks without making changes to the areas that put the most strain on your energy, you will continue the cycle. Also, as much as it feels weird to talk about someone else's health status online, Lucy has talked about having thyroid problems and has, in videos, listed a whole host of symptoms that I also have (had) and I can attest that ignoring those/not starting to pay attention to them soon enough is a really bad idea. Having chronic health issues means you have to take it easier than others because your limits are different from others. It's not fun, but that's the truth.
it's interesting, because i've seen a lot of influencers/vloggers i've watched for years and then made this their full time job experience burn out - and while i'm not trying to devalue your experience or anyone else's, i find it interesting having worked as a doctor in the pandemic that **most** people i know around me (who are also medics) haven't experienced it/talked about it in nearly the same way (OBVIOUSLY not all, but most). there's definitely an element of it which i think is not talked about in medics - wanting to seem 'strong', being stoic, and at the end of the day knowing that you actually just **have** to turn up to work, because if you don't, it impacts your whole team's day. sometimes i think knowing that people are relying on you to just show up makes the decision for you easier. idk. but that's obviously not the case in being an influencer, and that choice about whether to do the work for that day or not makes it almost harder???
i think having your whole life on the internet for people to critique, judge and leave their opinion on definitely does something to your psyche, and knowing that your likeability is directly related to your next pay cheque must also be really hard. i actually think committing yourself to something else which takes up more of your time and isn't online might help with this? it also kinda sounds like you prefer it when it's a hobby, and dislike it when it becomes your 'job' - which is totally normal. for everyone. definitely can't say that i wake up in the morning every day thrilled at the prospect of going to the hospital, but no one is really judging me for my likeability in my day job either. idk.
anyway, sorry for the stream of consciousness lol, but i've watched you for literal years and i think this is a pattern i've seen in nearly every female youtuber i've watched that's gone full time (doesn't seem to happen to the guys i've watched, tbh) and at the end of the day - i love your videos! i like you! i like how pleasing your shots are and the way you frame what you film! and i want to continue watching your videos! there's got to be a way of making this more sustainable for women. it seems like the answer is not to go full time.
These are such interesting points! Thank you for sharing 💕 definitely things that have been on my mind lately, especially when being an influencer is so much easier than a lot of other jobs (I have so much respect for people who work in healthcare, wow)
not here to devalue your experience Lucy because low patches are really rough, but I think we need to be careful about the terminology we use around things like 'burn out' - it's a serious medical condition that can take years to recover from and make people very ill. Unfortunately it's not usually fixed by coffee and a museum visit and can require intense medical treatment. I worry that people with serious burn out may see this video and worry that they are not also getting better by (or perhaps even feeling up to) visiting a museum and drinking coffee. Please do what you need to do to feel better, but also be careful with the way these kinds of conditions are represented.
I very much agree with this! Medically speaking, the most severe form of burn-out is when your adrenal glands can no longer produce cortisol because you have been in fight or flight mode for so long that the gland has been destroyed. That is literally irreversible and definitely can't be fixed by coffee and a visit to a museum. (This very rarely happens but has been diagnosed in wild animals living in habitats being destroyed by humans.)
There is no burnout. Six kids and a full Time job is burn out being a teacher
I think I’m feeling the exact same way right now. I feel overwhelmed and under motivated but something about this vlog makes me want to snap out of it so thank you 💛
So in Dutch we have burn out and over stressd. Burn out is the one that takes like 2 years to properly recover from, the one that means you litterally cannot work anymore. And we have overstressed, that moment before burn out where you are tired as heck, physical and mental, and it all feels bleh and you need a day or a week to reset. I've had both, overstressed is something I get a couple of times a year, burn out only happened once, and took me ages and therapy to get over.
I think I heard a new term for that feeling: burn on, always on the edge of a burn out. There will be a new book about that in German called „burn on - immer kurz vorm burn out“ from two doctors, in case someone is German 🦋
Thank you for this Tip! I am speaking German and just checked it out. I can really identify. Book is already in my “Einkaufswagen”. ☺️ thanks for sharing!
About the boring thing... I think understand what you meant. As someone who has watched you for years and years ever since the alcohol video I felt like the channel had lost a bit of substance and uniqueness the past few years. But I also felt that in my own life with the pandemic.
I feel it gets less boring/beige in the videos where you let yourself talk about things that you're passionate about and I actually connect to what you're talking about. I enjoy your talks about music and popculture and filmphotos and less about whatever is popular on TH-cam atm because it doesn't feel that authentic. Maybe it's all about being relatable and providing something unique and that got a bit lost I think in a lot of people's content since 2016.
I think always trying to keep up with 'everyone else online' must be exhausting. Doing TH-cam part-time and having it become a hobby again seems the next step for so many creators now and I enjoy their content a lot more since they made the change. Maybe you're trying that with hours idk.
It's just.. they bring more to the table if they don't feel like they are just 100% TH-camr or Instagrammer. They seem to have a different perspective which I think is really healthy for them and lovely to watch.
Can’t tell you how much I love this video. I just had a few days in London by myself and literally bought myself brunch and wandered round by myself vlogging it. Love the vibe of being your own best friend 💗
Lucy, thank you for taking us on the days you don't want to pick up a camera. Thanks for behind honest with where you are and always remember that we'll be here when you get back from any break you may choose to take
Thank you Juls! I’m sure it will pass, these feelings usually do 🤍🤍
Burn out is common in the NHS I suffered last year from it but the managers who allow things to get out of control never have to answer for putting individuals under pressure expecting them to take on more and more, I'm slowly getting better and I do the treating myself even if it's only going for a long walk it works
I love this video! It's so refreshing to see burnout recovery and calm relaxing content in the midst of all these productivity videos on TH-cam. Thank you for sharing! I needed to see this today! ✨
Thank you! 🤍🤍
I read somewhere that burnout can take 3-5 years to recover from, it's really made me think about how I live so I don't keep pushing myself too hard.
Lucy your vlogs always seem to match my mood or my week or my feelings. Thanks for being real and being a creative person in public with an audience. So calm and rational x
Thank you! 💕
I've started this video and I already feel so seen! I literally had to take a few days off last week because I had burnt myself out so much, I honestly felt exhausted with every cell of my body. I had completely neglected decent sleep, decent food and keeping my flat in order. it was a heavy reminder to not put myself last during times of stress
I relate to this so so much and its terrifying. For the last few months, i've found it so hard. I love my job but i feel i want out. But the thought of being out is the worse feeling ever. Feel like i dont know me anymore. I push myself so hard, so i'm exhausted mentally and physically, that in the end i just crash. It's like an outer body experience. Im very quick to offer advice but rarely listen to myself.
But Thank you so much for not only talking about it but in addition bringing more awareness to it. ❤️
Love your nails and the black and I can sense the changing vibes and it feels nice. I think so many people are experiencing burnout. Good job listening to your self. Take care Lucy 💖
Thank you!! The nails make me feel so powerful lol 💕
So so relatable when you talked about burnout. Thanks Lucy!
Been following you for yearssss. Just wanted to say I love your stuff and could not have related more to your recent content.
Thing I LOVE to do on my own lunch and mooching about things you don't need shops and going to see a film at a cinema (I have weird taste/nerdy so easier)!
Second vid Ive seen of yours. I adore your energy. Thank you for creating content.
'Trying to bring an artistic eye to everyday life' 💚❤💛
Love an all black look, and the jewelry is gorgeous!
Loved this video, and can 100% relate to the questions you are asking yourself (in a bit of a different context, but quite a similar theme / train of thought)
Pushing through exhaustion not only delayed my burnout for a month (or ten), it also prolonged the time it took for me to recover from what might have been a couple of weeks of holidays to taking almost full year off and during that time being exhausted and enjoying nothing in life. I still don't feel like I will ever get back to my pre-burnout self.
Unrelated to the video, but your hair looks amazing! The red tone is so lovely, it suits you so well.
big yes to taking yourself out on little solo dates! 💕
I don’t normally coment but your skin looks amazing, so glowy!
So excited to watch!
I have been feeling exactly this lately. I have been on youtube since it started and have spent so much time filming my whole life and posting online. Recently I have started to question if I really want to do any of that anymore, and how comfy I am with sharing so much online. Have also been filming a lot less. Im trying to figure out if I am in some sort of funk with it, or if its just something I am not drawn as much to do anymore. So weird when it has always been such a big part of my life.
those earrings are amazing
I really love your taste in jewelry you should do a jewelry collection video
Dear human that's reading this, we may not know each other, but I wish you all the best in life!✨
Since ending uni I’ve been so exhausted, honestly I’ve been exhausted since before I started university with my health problems. Burn out is really hard to describe, it so far beyond being tired, I really have no idea what I want to do and I have no energy to do it.
Where is your t-shirt from? 😍 Love the oversized look of it
See, I'm kind of confused by the concept of "burnout". A lot of people talk about it as if it's something to be avoided at all costs...or else and I'm just experiencing what some might consider this phenomenon but it's externally driven: there's no self-talk, meditation, organization, friend time etc., that fixes or helps. It just is a sucky time in my life and I have to push through it. My mental health is as good as it can be given the circumstances which I cannot change and I feel like this situation is true for a lot of people within a certain tax bracket. I can't afford to be afraid or avoid or step away from burnout but a lot of the youtubers I watch act as if going on "me dates" etc., is the only way to handle it and I'm sorry if I sound insensitive but that solution just comes at me as hollow and irrelevant to me and I don't really hear or see anyone talking about this from someone like myself's perspective.
i feel ya 100%. i honestly feel a twinge of bitterness seeing comments about how "it's so refreshing seeing someone talk about burnout!" when i feel like i've seen TONS of youtubers talking about it, but the measures they take to recover/recharge (self-dates, vacations, buying new things and/or receiving gifts via sponsorships lol) are simply unattainable for most of us.
i'm a full-time student working two part-time jobs, and i previously spent 2 years unemployed/not in school because i burnt out so badly from pushing myself too far in school/work. i'm still trying to figure out what works for me because again, a lot of "self-care" isn't accessible when you're low-income, dealing with chronic pain and fatigue, etc
Rlly enjoyed that one! Lovely video :))
I've been feeling so lost lately, like I've got a few options career wise and they're so different I've been paralysed by my inability to chose. I hate my current job bc my boss is a knob and I worked out I've got 41 years until I retire. FOURTY. ONE. YEARS. Im an admin, my job is really not that important and I'm just like i really don't want to do this for the rest of my good years yaknow?
I had a really long chat w my mum last night and she was like write your book, thats all you really want to do with your life. Get a draft to me by the end of the year 🤣 but she had a good point; if I want to go back to university I should do it with the career in mind I want to do and go to study to get that job. (Thinking of pivoting to journalism but I've got 0 experience yaknow)
Idk anyway thought I'd share cos this video made me feel less alone and weird ❤ go talk to your mum, they're usually really insightful ❤🤣
What did you make for dinner it looks SO GOOD
Love the chill vibes 🥰
I would really advise against buying from Monika Vinader if you are not within the UK as they do not pay for shipping if you need to return or repair something. I bought a ring that broke after one wear and to get it repaired I would have to pay 20€ for shipping.. I hope they will change their policy as this does not sound sustainable to me..
On a sidenote, had a clear out this weekend of all the things I don't necessarily want to get rid of but don't have space for so they're gonna be boxed up and put in loft and i feel so much lighter??
Like I've been trying to cram a flats worth of life into my old room and surprisingly that doesn't work? I feel like I've finally let go of the old me from the old relationship and put her lovingly into a box and stored her away for a time where I'm able to have room for her. (Weird metaphor?)
Anyway point is I have room to grow 🙌
Lovely jewelleries! It’s so nice to take yourself on a date also :)
Btw where is your coat from please ?
Thank you! My coat is vintage Burberry, I found it on depop 🤍
where are your suit trousers from please? They are lovely! Xx
Great vid really enjoyed it !😊
lovely video 💞 do you have a link for the bag? x
Where’s your bag from please? So desperate for a bag that my book actually fits into lol xx
Love ur coat cheers
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Hey Lucy, where is your bag from? :)
It’s from Arket! 💕
Did you find that people left you alone when you did this? I would love to try but am scared of strange men trying to strike up conversations with me!
The trench coat is so yesterday i think
I suffer from anxiety attacks after my dad death last June
Well you be doing a sober update?
Burnout? From what work exactly? 🤔
I would say having to be constantly creative would be pretty exhausting.
The demands of human life?
Hey! If you’d like to learn more about why creator burnout happens (especially for TH-camrs) here’s a really great video on it: th-cam.com/video/XuVR_elE1Pw/w-d-xo.html
I’m really glad that the work I put in behind the channel looks effortless to you, that’s the aim! Take care 💕
You can never know everything that someone else is dealing with, be kind first x