Guy Winch

They're going to make us procrastinate.

They're going to make us veg out on the couch.

And people can do that for months.

Truly, they'll stop seeing people.

They'll stop doing the things they like to do because I'm just too tired.

Work is too much of a bear these days.

And I hear that from people all the time.

So you have to actually be aware of what's going on.

And then you have to take control and not do what your mind is telling you to do.

Another example is that when you have very difficult days at work, you are likely to come home and bring that stress with you and take it out on your partner and make it

play out in the home.

There's a lot of research that shows that when someone is very stressed at work, their partner is likely to develop symptoms of burnout.

Their partner, because that's how much that stress will transfer.

You might not be aware, but when you come home and you think you're fine, and you're actually really tense and preoccupied, and your kids are running in to give you a hug, that can feel like an intrusion.

I just walked in.

I don't have a minute.

Don't they realize what I've been through today?

And then you stiffen up.

And then you're supposed to do the dishes, but man, it's been such a difficult day that I'll just do them later.

So your partner does them.