Stress and Burnout in Spain
Talk honestly about stress, exhaustion and burnout with friends, your manager and your doctor in Spain.
In Spain people talk openly about being "quemado" at work, and a GP at the centro de salud can sign you off with a baja laboral if stress makes you ill. These cards follow one person from venting to a friend over a coffee, to talking to their boss, to asking their doctor for help.
- 1
Últimamente estoy muy estresado.
I've been really stressed lately.
- 2
Estoy totalmente quemado.
I'm completely burnt out.
- 3
Ya no llego a todo.
I can't cope with everything anymore.
- 4
Voy con la batería a cero.
I'm running on empty.
- 5
Necesito desconectar unos días.
I need to disconnect for a few days.
- 6
No te lo tomes tan a pecho.
Don't take it so much to heart.
- 7
Tienes que aprender a decir que no.
You have to learn to say no.
- 8
No consigo desconectar ni el fin de semana.
I can't switch off, not even at the weekend.
- 9
Ahora mismo tengo demasiadas cosas encima.
I've got too much on my plate right now.
- 10
¿Podríamos repartir el trabajo de otra manera?
Could we share out the work a bit differently?
- 11
No quiero dejaros tirados.
I don't want to leave you in the lurch.
- 12
Estoy durmiendo fatal.
I'm sleeping really badly.
- 13
Tengo un nudo en el estómago todo el rato.
I've got knots in my stomach all the time.
- 14
Me agobio solo de pensar en el lunes.
I get anxious just thinking about Monday.
- 15
Llevo así unos dos meses.
I've been like this for about two months.
- 16
Creo que estoy al borde del burnout.
I think I'm on the verge of burnout.
- 17
¿Debería coger la baja?
Should I take some sick leave?
- 18
Le doy la baja para dos semanas.
I'll sign you off for two weeks.
- 19
Intente hacer algo de ejercicio y salir a caminar.
Try to get some exercise and go for walks.
- 20
Debería hablar con un psicólogo.
You should talk to a psychologist.