Life after UN - reflections from a recovering overachiever

I am super interested in learning from folks who had to leave the system for any reason (no need to share).

For me, it’s been a few months and I have to say I am still processing:

• Stress is a major factor in daily work at the UN. Did it affect my health without me noticing?
• My identity and purpose in life was SO closely tied to my job. We were one. If something happened in the world, I didn’t complete a project, a report or presentation didn’t get stellar feedback from a demanding manager — ALL OF IT affected me deeply
• I didn’t realize that mentally and physically, I was on-call and available at all times. Even if I left the office at a suitable time, albeit 6
• The competition and office politics to climb high and shine were so toxic

I don’t want to get into the departments or agencies I worked for, but I would be interested to hear from you all!