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re: Anyone living with burnout?
Posted on 11/18/24 at 10:56 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Posted on 11/18/24 at 10:56 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Address the sleep issue bc this could be affecting work, relationships, focus, creativity, etc. Stop the phone in the evening and keep it out of the bedroom or out of reach from the bed. Go to bed earlier rather than later and be consistent.
On burnout, it may be due to office environment and corporate BS. Separate or compartmentalize what work you like doing. When I say "work", I mean the real work. Not meetings, bosses, office routines, presentations, etc. I mean the work that you gain traction with and get things done. If you can separate that from the corporate-office BS, that will help. Secondly, ask yourself if you could do the work you love doing as your own business? Thirdly, exercise; even if it's just walking. DO NOT sit at a desk all day. Just walking outside will help your mind to forget. But you'll find your best ideas happen if you can walk away from it for a short time and come back. Things will pop to the surface when you do that. Lastly, if you haven't had a vacation, take one. DO NOT check emails, return calls, etc. Let that time be strictly doing something with your family or something you want to do. It is vital to do this. You'll come back better for it. Hope something in there helps!
On burnout, it may be due to office environment and corporate BS. Separate or compartmentalize what work you like doing. When I say "work", I mean the real work. Not meetings, bosses, office routines, presentations, etc. I mean the work that you gain traction with and get things done. If you can separate that from the corporate-office BS, that will help. Secondly, ask yourself if you could do the work you love doing as your own business? Thirdly, exercise; even if it's just walking. DO NOT sit at a desk all day. Just walking outside will help your mind to forget. But you'll find your best ideas happen if you can walk away from it for a short time and come back. Things will pop to the surface when you do that. Lastly, if you haven't had a vacation, take one. DO NOT check emails, return calls, etc. Let that time be strictly doing something with your family or something you want to do. It is vital to do this. You'll come back better for it. Hope something in there helps!
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Posted on 11/18/24 at 11:32 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Stress in life makes…... Retirement SO much BETTER
Posted on 11/18/24 at 11:36 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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Anyone living with burnout?
Yes, accompanied by extreme anxiety and depression. My job is immensely stressful and requires punishing hours. (Many do, I realize I'm not alone in this predicament.) For better or worse, the security and opportunities of my wife, my children, and my extended family hinge on my ability to excel at work. The pressure is sometimes withering. I lay awake most nights envisioning doomsday scenarios where I fail and my children suffer as a consequence, or my personal dreams collapse, or both. In addition to the tightening vise of work, I fear the best parts of life are behind me now. Though it's clumsy, the best way I can encapsulate the emotion is to say I feel like there is nothing wondrous to look forward to. Carousing, adventure, freedom, discovery, the open joy of new experience all seem to be relics of the past. I am no longer young. There is little space in my existence for socializing, attending football games, going out to dinners, traveling, and the other pleasures of my bygone days. Worse yet, on the rare occasions I get to do those things, they no longer feel fun. My life consists of work and obligation. Reason whispers that the future is more of the same, along with decline, aging, loss of loved ones, the kids growing up and moving away, mortality. I do the things that are supposed to allay the dread: exercise daily, reading, meditating, taking walks, try to develop hobbies, try to regulate my sleep, abstain from alcohol, journaling. None of it seems to restore the light to the world. I'm not certain any of it is sufficient to overcome the passage of time and the relentless approach of death. I just tell myself to keep fighting, keep going, because that's what a man does when he faces adversity and people depend on him. But this is not a joyous era of life.
Didn't mean to write this much. Apologies. The thread struck a chord with me.
This post was edited on 11/18/24 at 11:38 am
Posted on 11/18/24 at 12:24 pm to Lsupimp
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I like where you took that. Tell me more
This is one of the more popular topics among older farmers, ground beef.
In the 80’s the ground beef was actually ground beef. People were eating burgers daily and we needed haircuts every few weeks. It was the era of good hair.
Now we see little girls raised with pink slime that have the hairlines of a 50 year old men on her 13th birthday. Yes, the one size fits all hair extension haircut causes hair loss but little girls that have never had extensions are going bald.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 12:31 pm to BK Lounge
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Escaping the USA cesspool has reinvigorated me and given me a whole new lease on life …. if you think any politician is going to be your “savior” and turn America around in this lifetime, then im sorry to say you are delusional .. I realize that expatriating is not the answer for everyone, but if you aren’t on the hook for child support or in extremely poor health or other factors- it can be life-changing .
This.
Find you a spicy latina or 18yr vietnamese girl
Posted on 11/18/24 at 12:33 pm to Jon Ham
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tl;Dr: Be curious and open to new things.
Groomer
JK 
Posted on 11/18/24 at 1:18 pm to TigerSprings
there is a song with lyrics such as,,,,when you are going through hell, don't look back, keep on moving...
burnout is real and will result in ptsd
burnout is real and will result in ptsd
Posted on 11/18/24 at 1:28 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Talk with Jesus. I have been going through burnout for a long time and when I talk with Jesus I feel better.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 1:56 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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are there any tips for breaking out of a rut that have worked for you
Turn to Christ, seek Him, love Him and love others…it all changes when loving Him becomes your aim.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 2:13 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Not a joke. How are your testosterone levels?
Posted on 11/18/24 at 2:21 pm to BoogaBear
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Life is what you make it. Find joy in little things.
Been telling my wife this for years, but at least now we know it’s the winter effect.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 3:05 pm to 87PurpleandGold
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Address the sleep issue bc this could be affecting work, relationships, focus, creativity, etc. Stop the phone in the evening and keep it out of the bedroom or out of reach from the bed. Go to bed earlier rather than later and be consistent.
All of this.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 4:26 pm to Brobocop
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Not a joke. How are your testosterone levels?
Probably on the low end as I'm a woman.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 4:30 pm to DmitriKaramazov
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For better or worse, the security and opportunities of my wife, my children, and my extended family hinge on my ability to excel at work
This is how my dad and likely his dad lived their lives too, but at least they got the appreciation they deserved from their families and society at large. Men in the modern era seem to get dumped on a lot and vilified.
Hope retirement comes early for you, or you win the lottery. Sounds like a rough existence.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 4:34 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
How weak have we become when men who work 40s/week in the AC are crying about burnout. I hope your great grand pappy, who worked from sun up to sun down from age 4 until he died to barely provide enough food to keep from starving, comes back to haunt you.
The soy boy generation. Get up, get after it and the thankful you're not working in a coal mine.
The soy boy generation. Get up, get after it and the thankful you're not working in a coal mine.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 4:36 pm to madamsquirrel
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Our local Ronald Mcdonald house utilizes volunteers to cook meals for families staying there.
I volunteered for about a year at the Ronald McDonald house at Texas Childrens (med center Houston). It was the most thankless volunteer job I ever had.
One or two people would rob the kitchen blind of every bit of snack food or home cooked lasagna trays left out. We locked up our purses, but the guest families would rob each other's purses. I got yelled at once because we couldn't allow minors to stay alone in the over night rooms (even the 13 year old mothers of hospitalized preemies)... The 30 year old grandma came back with the 13 year old mom and lit me up. I'm just a volunteer, I don't make the rules.
I think volunteering is a great suggestion, just not there.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 4:40 pm to greenbean
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How weak have we become when men who work 40s/week in the AC are crying about burnout. I hope your great grand pappy, who worked from sun up to sun down from age 4 until he died to barely provide enough food to keep from starving, comes back to haunt you.
The soy boy generation. Get up, get after it and the thankful you're not working in a coal mine.
I don't disagree with anything you've said.
However men in my family died of heart attacks at 55, or earlier, and were all alcoholics. So perhaps some of these other suggestions for how to snap out of it are healthier choices than previous generations made.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 5:01 pm to DmitriKaramazov
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I just tell myself to keep fighting, keep going, because that's what a man does when he faces adversity and people depend on him. But this is not a joyous era of life.
Brother I hear you. Though not as dire, you reach a point as a provider when you really have few options when the whole machine depends on your income and there aren’t a lot of alternatives.
Best thing to do is try to squeeze enjoyment where you can and keep pushing.
Posted on 11/18/24 at 5:07 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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This post was edited on 11/19/24 at 3:26 am
Posted on 11/18/24 at 5:14 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I’ve suffered from horrendous depression most of my life.
I now have an easy job I don’t hate making good money and I just go through the motions and come home and do nothing.
I just gave up caring about my weight, creeping over 200 pounds and I just don’t have the motivation to care. Eating is one of the few things I enjoy.
I’m 35 and single and finally deleted all my dating apps and am just resigned to the fact I’ll be alone the rest of my life. It’s not that I couldn’t find someone to date, I just would rather be by myself than be with someone for the sake of it and I have trouble connecting with people that I’ve just met and most of my online/app dates fizzle. Dating apps as a man are never ending rejection and it just makes you feel like you are never good enough.
Watching sports is one of the few things I enjoy but when the games don’t go your way, it’s a letdown.
I like playing poker, but taking a bad beat is soul crushing and it’s probably not a great hobby for a depressed person.
A lot of the time I think what is the point of going on but I could never harm myself out of fear and for the sake of my mother while she’s still alive. I don’t know what I’ll do when she’s gone.
I’ve had every mental health treatment under the sun. I’ve done multiple outpatient intensive therapy programs etc and while I do get something out of them, when the day to day grind is there, everything I learn seems irrelevant.
Anyway, this seemed like a good thread to let off some steam.
I now have an easy job I don’t hate making good money and I just go through the motions and come home and do nothing.
I just gave up caring about my weight, creeping over 200 pounds and I just don’t have the motivation to care. Eating is one of the few things I enjoy.
I’m 35 and single and finally deleted all my dating apps and am just resigned to the fact I’ll be alone the rest of my life. It’s not that I couldn’t find someone to date, I just would rather be by myself than be with someone for the sake of it and I have trouble connecting with people that I’ve just met and most of my online/app dates fizzle. Dating apps as a man are never ending rejection and it just makes you feel like you are never good enough.
Watching sports is one of the few things I enjoy but when the games don’t go your way, it’s a letdown.
I like playing poker, but taking a bad beat is soul crushing and it’s probably not a great hobby for a depressed person.
A lot of the time I think what is the point of going on but I could never harm myself out of fear and for the sake of my mother while she’s still alive. I don’t know what I’ll do when she’s gone.
I’ve had every mental health treatment under the sun. I’ve done multiple outpatient intensive therapy programs etc and while I do get something out of them, when the day to day grind is there, everything I learn seems irrelevant.
Anyway, this seemed like a good thread to let off some steam.
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