# @itsericaaberg on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhNGheJyZB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18012242-itsericaaberg-instagram
- **Posted:** 2022-07-02T17:56:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Eric Aaberg (@ItsEricAaberg) — https://gondola.cc/ItsEricAaberg

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7.2.22 | trust the process

a huge effect of burnout that hit me earlier this year was losing so much confidence. confidence in myself, my work, and my everything i did. 

i wasn’t just overworking myself, but i was using work and other things to distract things that were affecting my mental health. 

while it seemed like i was super happy on social media - in many cases, that’s never how people truly feel. not enough people talk about how working in social media full-time can affect your mental health — in fact, it’s so dangerously “glorified” these days. sure in some cases and at the right workplaces with a work-life balance, it can be a lot of us — but that’s not the case for everyone. 

convincing myself to go to the gym more, spend less time on social media, and take more of a focus off work was hard. i’m no where near where i want to be mentally and physically, but i’m starting to fall back in love with myself and regain my confidence. 

for me, the gym was the only place i could decompress. it was the place i could take an hour or two of the day and focus on myself. 

after some weeks of progress, i’m so much happier. i’m focusing more on hobbies and things that make me happier, and hanging with people that make me happy. 

trust the process. it sometimes feels lonely but i promise you it’s not. whatever it is that can allow you to decompress and reset your mindset, i can’t emphasize that enough. 🤍

#trusttheprocess #selflove #progressnotperfection #progresspics

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