The latest articles on Forem by Phil Walker (@impwalker). https://forem.com/impwalker https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F9964%2F8503939.jpeg https://forem.com/impwalker en Phil Walker Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:29:29 +0000 https://forem.com/impwalker/depression--anxiety-in-programming-9op https://forem.com/impwalker/depression--anxiety-in-programming-9op <p>I recently attended a developer retreat in beautiful Golden, Colorado and ran into something that surprised me. We were doing an ice breaker exercise and you were supposed to mention something that you were working on improving about yourself. So I mentioned that I was working on finding better ways to handle my depression and anxiety. To my surprise, the majority of the people in our little group expressed similar desires.</p> <p>With World Mental Health Day being October 10th, (and it seems like these are very prevalent issues in our industry), I wanted to post here and ask: Do you suffer from depression or anxiety? If so, what are some ways that you've found help you when you're having a tough day? </p> mentalhealth discuss career