Tag: Mental health
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I Can’t Remember A Time When I Wasn’t Tired
This is part 2 of 3 in my series on burning out from humanitarian work. Read Part 1 here: When I Finally Got Overwhelmed By My Humanitarian Job A week or so after I got back to Amman, when I felt I could no longer ignore him, I gritted my (more…)
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When I Finally Got Overwhelmed By My Humanitarian Job
I quit my job because I was burnt out. I had long, tiring, stressful days. After work I couldn’t do or think about anything. Some days I numbed myself with beer or Gilmore Girls. Other days I lay on my bed and wrote down notes from the day: things that (more…)
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Watercolors and War Stories
The gruesome events happening in eastern Syria bogged me down today. Since I write reports about the Syrian conflict for my job, I need to know what’s going on in the eastern part of the country in quite a lot of detail. Most days when I log on to start (more…)
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Day In The Life 4: The Crash
This is Part 4 in my Day In The Life Series. Catch up on Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. We speak with Hannah from the UN in New York for an hour and 15 minutes. She turns out to be kind, not intimidating, which is a relief. She (more…)
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Day In The Life 3: The Mural
This is Part 3 in my Day In The Life series. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2. Katie and I present our research findings to the working group. It is much smoother than either of us expected with no questions from the group, much to our surprise. Imdad. (more…)
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