The majority of workers in the media report experiencing mental health problems, struggling with feelings of fatigue, isolation and depression related to the job, and experiencing irregular and inadequate sleep. They subsequently tend to engage in a variety of unhealthy lifestyle practices such as lack of regular physical activity, poor nutrition and overeating, and smoking and alcohol abuse. Despite all of this, most of the same industry studies and reports that document these issues note that professionals still claim to be satisfied on the job.  It is exactly this tension between vision and reality that goes to the heart of any debate and assessment of mental health and wellbeing in media work.