Why It’s in Your Best Interest to Be Your Culinary Team’s Mental Health Advocate
“Chef, I’m feeling a bit edgy today, I need to get to a meeting.”, said no line cook ever. But they should be able to.” ~ Chef Adam Lamb
- 84.2% suffer from depression.
- 73.2% suffer from anxiety.
- 49.9% deal with substance abuse issues.
- 75.5% use alcohol to cope with the fallout from this, while others turn to drugs, compulsive eating, sex, or overspending.
- 57% of people said they felt they couldn’t say anything to people they work with. The people they work side-by-side with, day in, day out.
And why?
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68.6% didn’t want to be thought of as weak.
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54.1% didn’t want to be thought of as crazy.