There's not necessarily a causal relationship here, but developers have a higher than average rate of depression and anxiety than the population at large. Keeping an eye on that and understanding what your rights are as an employee when it comes to mental health is super important. I highly recommend checking out Open Sourcing Mental Illness as a resource to learn more. They also do a census every year trying to bring awareness to the issue of mental illness in software. osmihelp.org/
That's true. After 15 years of working as a developer at the end of last year I started having mental problems. Seeking professional help and taking 2 weeks off (non-paid) was the best decision.
Talking with a psychotherapist I've learned many things about myself and how big influence my job has on my life (it's the main reason of all my problems).
In short if you feel you need help - just find it, don't wait until it will become worse.
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There's not necessarily a causal relationship here, but developers have a higher than average rate of depression and anxiety than the population at large. Keeping an eye on that and understanding what your rights are as an employee when it comes to mental health is super important. I highly recommend checking out Open Sourcing Mental Illness as a resource to learn more. They also do a census every year trying to bring awareness to the issue of mental illness in software. osmihelp.org/
That's true. After 15 years of working as a developer at the end of last year I started having mental problems. Seeking professional help and taking 2 weeks off (non-paid) was the best decision.
Talking with a psychotherapist I've learned many things about myself and how big influence my job has on my life (it's the main reason of all my problems).
In short if you feel you need help - just find it, don't wait until it will become worse.