Dealing with Stress

Pressure and Exhaustion

When work or life gets overwhelming, it is common to feel the pressure (presset). This can leave you feeling completely exhausted (udmattet) or burned out (udbrændt).

The pressure at work is too high right now.
Presset på arbejdet er for højt lige nu.
I am completely exhausted and burned out.
Jeg er helt udmattet og udbrændt.
If he were less exhausted, he would work.
Hvis han var mindre udmattet, ville han arbejde.

Stress and Sick Leave

Prolonged pressure often turns into stress (stressen). When this happens, you might need sick leave (sygemeldingen) from your doctor. A break gives you space to breathe (trække vejret).

It is the stress that makes me sick.
Det er stressen der gør mig syg.
She needs sick leave because of the pressure.
Hun har brug for en sygemelding på grund af presset.
You must remember to breathe when you are burned out.
Du skal huske at trække vejret når du er udbrændt.

Seeking Professional Help

Professional support is an important part of self-care. Talking to the psychologist (psykologen) and starting therapy (terapien) are great ways to manage your mental well-being.

The psychologist recommended the therapy.
Psykologen anbefalede terapien.
The therapy helps with the stress.
Terapien hjælper på stressen.
She talks with the psychologist every week.
Hun taler med psykologen hver uge.

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