Caitlin Moran Quotes

There are times when I'm under the weather and the corporate machine tries to put me in the recording booth anyway. It's always up to me to say, 'Guys, listen to me, listen to what I sound like. I'm not myself.'

I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.

It's cool to express myself, but I've had to learn that doing interviews isn't completely therapy - spilling everything about yourself isn't healthy all the time. But I've been through things that have made me a stronger person, and if I can help some people, I will.

I didn't want to get back into the whole industry. I left overworked, overwhelmed, and not having any control over my life. I was bulimic and needed to heal.

I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess.

I'm like everybody else. I get tired sometimes.

You are overwhelmed, overscheduled, and dejected because you keep trying to have it all - or at least most of it. You want a fulfilling job and personal life, and it's not working. The way out? Work more.

I am overworked sometimes. I'm tired sometimes. I'm sleepy sometimes. And social media allows me to show you that I'm human, too.

The truth is, if we abuse ourselves with too much work and too little play, our body is eventually going to fight back, and the results can be terrible.

I don't ever rest. It's a problem and hopefully something I will get a better handle on in the coming years.

I'm far from perfect. I'm still learning. I overworked myself, and I paid the price. I consider the breakdown a breakthrough. I needed to hit rock bottom. I needed to understand the cost of pushing so hard; fighting so hard against the system.

Unfortunately, most people do not stop to feel their tiredness. Faced with the pressures of life, they believe that it is a matter of survival to go on as they have been. Feeling tired raises a deep fear that they may not be able to continue the struggle. Many find it difficult to say, ‘I can’t.’ As children, they were taught that where there’s a will, there’s a way. To say, ‘I can’t,’ is to admit failure, which is seen as evidence that they are unworthy of love.

In the early days I was incredibly creative and productive - I loved the research trips, I loved the creation and finding technical solutions to creative challenges. I didn't need alcohol and the pills for that. What changed was, I was afraid to say no - that little word, N.O. Because I thought it showed weakness. And with more and more success I would just say yes. And keep on taking more work on - which took its toll.

Don't feel like you have to do and be everything.

Honestly, all I ever do is work.

I stop short of being a workaholic.

I filmed seven movies in 2011 and I think that was a mistake. I pushed myself too hard and I want to be able to come to work each day and give 100 percent. I guess I found out what my boundaries are.

We've all been tired and thought we wanted a long vacation when all we needed was a few days off, but didn't know it.

In the past, I had workaholic issues.

I think I'm maintaining the quality, but internally I'm paying for it.

Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.

Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.

All I do is work, so I eat to live and to keep going.

I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.

I was definitely living fast. I was working, traveling a lot, playing. I didn't stop. It all became unbalanced.