Burn Out
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- monNom0
Burnout it a result of too much stress over long term essentially burning down you brain's dopamine/seratonin response. You need to rest your brain to return to normal. This does not mean taking a vacation and working on that big personal project you've always wanted to do, it means taking some time away to not work. to eat well, to sleep at least 8-9hrs each night and to keep a bedtime and follow good sleep hygiene. Don't drink excessively, don't do drugs, be active. Lay in the sun. read a book. stay off the internet.
Try a 4 day weekend. If that doesn't work, try a two week vacation doing the above. if after that, you still feel burnt out, you might need to step away for a few months of R & R. See a doctor and ask for a note to allow that to happen (medical/stress leave).
You can grind through it and try to rest outside of work, but that's a very slow road, and if you're at this stage, there's probably something about your workplace that's creating the stress (or if your freelance, you're probably taking on too much work).
- ApeRobot0
Stop before you burn out.
When you can still get your shit together.
Try not to cross the thin line.
Focus on what is important to you,and what makes you feel good. (drugs and alcohol doesn't count.)
- uan0
besides drinking alcohol, the other thing I know that really helps is to go out and spend some time with kids. Kids are amazing in teaching you what is really important in our life.
- Kids don't know shit.ORAZAL
- LOLApeRobot
- agreed. kids are gay and will just stress you out more. "Daddy gimme <insert whatever>. I want it! Buy it for me!"cannonball1978
- me! waaaah baby want bottle!"cannonball1978
- inteliboy0
Will go for a jog tomorrow. Hopefully that helps.
- inteliboy0
Just came off 2 massive jobs, 6 weeks hard at it, lots of travel, not 1 day off. And now back at home and feel really weird, depressed and sad. I can see how one can get addicted to working hard. Running away from facing that feeling and what it means.
- d_gitale0
I recently quit my job, but arranged to keep working for them from home on a freelance basis, then moved to a beautiful and relatively cheap country. No regrets.
- sine0
"Tell your boss you are burnt out." - cannonball1978
tell someone. take more time off work. an extra-long weekend. and don't just drink and sleep late. do something different. get out of town.
i let burn-out get the better of me twice, when i thought i just have to push on and get over it. it's not worth it.
- pango0
Well I'm burned out right now... Frigging 5 hrs meeting...
- err0
- sureshot0
see your doctor.
- cannonball19780
Tell your boss you are burnt out.
- agreed... they're human too, i told my bosses once and they were quick to lessen the loadmonospaced
- urged me to take my vacationmonospaced
- benfal990
Go in Iceland for 3 weeks. Dont go on the internet while you're there.
- ohhhhhsnap0
nature.
- CGN maybe you hit the nail on the headohhhhhsnap
- thanks always works for meCGN
- bainbridge0
Anyone ever burn out and come back to the same career?
- CGN0
go back to nature
- ohhhhhsnap0
folks... how do you handle burn out.
having a rough time w/ this one.
- uberdesigner0
you ever fart so bad that you think you've burned a hole in your bants?