Ask Billie: “I can’t switch off from my high-pressured job and it’s affecting my relationship. Help!”

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Ask Billie: “I can’t switch off from my high-pressured job and it’s affecting my relationship. Help!”

By Billie Bhatia

3 years ago

2 min read

Can’t switch off from work? Billie Bhatia has a reckoning on work boundaries and when it’s time to say, “Enough!”

“I’ve always worked in a high-pressure environment with long hours, but things have amped up recently due to redundancies on my team. My boyfriend, meanwhile, has a pretty relaxed job and doesn’t get why I’m so stressed all the time and struggle to switch off. Both he and my friends have noticed a change in my mood and overall happiness… I just feel stuck – what should I do?” 

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