A Look At Executive Mental Health: Nervous Breakdown, Symptoms and Causes

Christian Monk
1 min readJan 17, 2022

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In a nutshell:

  • C-level executives are expected to be bulletproof, completely committed and ready at all times.
  • In a recent poll by psychologist Michael Freeman, a total of 49 percent of the 242 entrepreneurs polled said they were dealing with mental health issues such as nervous breakdown.
  • Learning how to manage CEO stress and handle nervous breakdowns is an aspect in learning how to be a CEO to some level.
  • Good mental health can improve your personal and professional lives, as well as produce better business outcomes and promote job satisfaction.

Countless meetings, deadlines, and after-work email check-ins can make it exceedingly tough for a leader to maintain optimal mental health, but it’s vital if leaders want to succeed in their organisation and like what they’re doing at the same time!

Good mental health is without a doubt crucial for everyone and leaders play an important role in ensuring the mental health of employees in the workplace.

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