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In clinical settings, mental health practitioners often hear clients describe feeling checked out, restless, or emotionally numb. Some are chronically bored. Others move through life in a fog, unable to feel much of anything. In our overstimulated and hyper-connected world, these aren’t signs of personal failure—they are nervous system strategies for coping with overwhelm.
In today’s fast-paced world, professionals across all industries are experiencing rising rates of stress, burnout, and disengagement. But for those working in mental health care, these pressures can feel especially intense. Clinicians are trained to hold space for others, but the constant intensity of client demands—combined with administrative burdens and their own life stressors—can take a significant toll. It makes sense that, over time, it becomes easy to lose sight of the very purpose that brought them to this work in the first place.
Summer is a season of sunshine, barbecues, lake days, and long weekends. For many, it’s also a time when alcohol consumption spikes. Whether it’s a cold beer after mowing the lawn, cocktails on the patio, or wine at a picnic, drinking tends to become more frequent—and more normalized—when the sun comes out to stay. But as the drinks flow more freely, so do the potential risks.
