The Immigrant Route #1: dealing with burnout
Having the constant need to be productive to feel enough.
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Nothing makes me feel worse than that dreadful and heavy feeling of not feeling good enough. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but growing up I was always conditioned to put everyone’s comfort and needs before mine - a bad habit that still resonates with me today. As a result, I feel this overwhelming sense of insecurity where I don’t think I’ve lived up to someone’s expectations.
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