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by GianFabien 1112 days ago
Burnout due to different sources needs different fixes.

I get the impression that you are struggling with isolation. Not speaking the language is a huge barrier to everyday interactions. Although you work onsite, your team is remote, which in effect is the same as you still working remote too.

Maybe this suggestion comes too late, but you could have taken a holiday back home. Reconnecting with what is familiar can ease hidden anxieties. Another factor might be that you are still having withdrawal effects from having stopped drinking.

Maybe a thorough medical check-up is needed to confirm that you haven't got some sort of underlying cause for your condition. Diet and exercise are other things to consider as well.

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I spent over a month with my family recently and it hasn't helped this time.

I don't think withdrawal is an issue. I drastically cut down my drinking 9 months ago and since 4 months I'm 100% sober. Frankly, I expected more from sobriety.

Welcome to sobriety where you get to see those problems that you were ignoring before. Now you have to put in effort and face the reasons why you started drinking

You've built no support system and relied on your job as your social outlet/life. One bad review and it knocks you to the core. You've moved to a country where you don't speak the language and you haven't picked it up after 9+ months.

Why did you move? For money? A career? Lifestyle change? Please family? Does the original the reasons matter anymore?

If everyone is remote could you move to another country where the language is the same?

I would focus on building a lifestyle outside of work. Join an online game / join a team

Thank you! I think I am/was in a vicious circle where work is taking all my energy that I need to fix my private life, and the deficiency of my private life hurts me at work.