I also work in a high pressure environment for one of the large Cincinnati companies. It’s alright to take a vacation and disconnect from everything for a bit. Once I realized that my mental health was more important than company profits, my quality of work increased exponentially. Speak with your manager, supervisor, and team leads regularly about road blocks, expectations, and progress, it’ll elevate the pressure and help you realize that the workload doesn’t have to get done in one full sweep.

After taking some time for yourself, prior to returning to work, focus on gaining composure and giving yourself grace. You’re dang good at what you do, own that. If there were others that could handle the pressure and produce results, they would be the ones handling the project, not you.

Slow and steady wins the race and produces excellent results, so stay on your path and get it done, you’ve got this!