This last years been a tough one, and I think everyone can agree we have all had some real challenges to face.
I for one have been really struggling with my mental health and a lot of which has been impacted by work life, home life and relationships.
I have alway put my health and happiness aside but at the end of August I made a really difficult choice to leave my job of 3 years, despite not having anything lined up.
The job was comfortable and I had made some really good friends, but I wasn't progressing enough, challenged enough and I felt really under supported by my managers to the point where I was feeling very undervalued and overworked.
We Iive in a society where we are told to just 'put on a different face at work' (words actually told to me by my manager when I mentioned my mental health decline) and we are encouraged to work work work till we retire. I feel like there is a big stigma about wanting to choose ourselves over work and income - and this is something I want to address.
Society has made it seem that we are not allowed to make decisions for our own happiness, and as a result we often stay in unhappy jobs, relationships and situations because of it.
And not going to lie, it was really hard for me to make this choice as I am so used to just sticking things out and having a regular income that can fund my boujee lifestyle.
But I am fortunate enough to be in a position where being out of work temporarily doesn't affect me (too much) financially. I am grateful for my parents for giving me and my sisters a roof over our heads all these years.
After leaving my job, I felt a wait off my shoulders, and though still nervous about what's to come, I know my worth and that I deserve better than what I was being offered.
Since then my health has improved and I am at a stage where I am really making choices for myself: I am working on building strong relationships around me and addressing my OCD and anxiety with betterhelp (I will talk more on my mental health journey in future blogs).
Anyway, my message is this: Change can be scary, uncertainty can be terrifying, but sometimes we need to put ourselves in those positions in order to really grow and adapt to better things. We will alway feel like we are not ready for something but it's about taking that leap and throwing ourselves into something that's going to really show us a new perspective and show us what we are really capable of.
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