Feeling Burt Out/In A Slump - What To Do?
 

A lot of crazy shit has happened to me within the past couple months and recently been taking a toll on me mentally. Feeling tired, unmotivated, etc. I have an endless pile of things I need to get done, but don't feel like doing anything lol.

Any suggestions? I was thinking a vacation for a few days, take some time off, relax, gather my thoughts and come back full speed.

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If you listen to Juicy you can add feeling "drained", "empty" to your list :upsidedow

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Digital Detox! Go on vacation and sign off all electronic devices.

Who's Burt? Does he mind being "felt out"?

Detox. Juice for a week. Exercise. Get out of the house and do something different than you do every day. Take a break, go somewhere. Sit at the beach for a week doing nothing at all.

Force yourself to exercise, even if its just walking. Take a preworkout supplement (speed) like C4

Yep take a break.. have some me time

Find something new that inspires you, When I take breaks from work it always seems hard to get back into it. Maybe spend a little less time than normal. But inspiration helps me the most.

I don't understand how one can feel "burnt out" or stressed.

The day before father's day we got some very bad news. I didn't cry or whine about things; I didn't vent or rant about it on GFY or anywhere else. I knew it was going to be a bit of a bumpy ride, but that my family would get through it. I went all out, tackled everything, and went balls to the wall. At the same time I had to go through life pretending nothing was wrong. We aren't through it yet, but we are exactly where I had hoped we would be about now.

You either handle things or get handled. It's that simple.

detox and vacation are both good suggestions. I would add working out, and also while you are on vacation do some deep thinking. What is motivating you now versus what was motivating you when you started? Every body gets into slumps, its common. Finding your current motivation is key. Your current motivation may be to walk away for a few weeks, in that case, its time for a vacay! Good luck!

You don't understand a lot of things ya big goof

I've been there, and when I get like that, I do just that. I do nothing. I zone out and watch tv, etc. Until it wears off.

No, I've never known what is like to be burnt out or stressed.

No matter how bad things get, things will ALWAYS get better.

this for sure. 3 days won't do jack shit, but 10 - 14 days will have you recharged and chomping at the bit, even though it takes a day or two (in my experience, ymmv) to get back in the swing of it.

lol, sometimes I like you, sometimes I think you are a douche :upsidedow I no doubt have the same effect on people :winkwink: :1orglaugh

but really, you're quite intelligent, obviously - how do you not see the blindingly obvious that different people are errr... different?

People who do not deal with 'stress' well usually go through periods of burn out while others who handle stress well seemingly have little sympathy for other peoples limitations or situations.

All this stress talk is stressing me out.

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Make more deadlines,.....or as the other side calls them "goals"
Push deep, and find the center, or sit and spin....

I get that all the time - people think I am a douche until they meet me and discover I'm really an average guy who is a bit too blunt.

It's like my in-laws.... Three years ago, a few days before Christmas, my mother-in-law discovered she had breast cancer. (They already lost one son.) Father-in-law was like a little bitch, crying the entire day "why does this have to happen to us?" and that kind of nonsense. My mother-in-law, sixty-five years old, son of a bitch, didn't skip a beat, full steam ahead, went through chemo, lost her hair, bought a wig, eventually lost her breast.... But not for a single moment did she let it get her down, and she never thought she wouldn't beat it.

You either handle things or you get handled.

That's just the way I see things.

I don't understand how you manage to dress yourself in the morning. :2 cents:

I guess that's me.

I get that :thumbsup I think you're a douche rather than being blunt here, as well as being blunt on other things (where I don't find you a douche on that particular subject). Far be it from me to tell you how you should handle your own shit (or not), just I find it amusing and somewhat baffling that you'd have your own way of handling things as the benchmark for how others should.

As for your cool story, I'm not sure how that's relevant to anything except your relation, and that specific situation that was only hers? I've handled more shit than I care to think about, that would destroy some, and not others. I found out, through life experience, that what that means is: some shit would destroy some, but not others.

I then jumped to: some things that would destroy me, wouldn't destroy others. Because I am not them, and they are not me. Here's a little saying that I always remember: don't belittle *anyone's* experience - they had it.

Regardless of how I'd handle it (or get handled), what I try to do is not jump in with a 'my penis is bigger than yours, and so is my grandma's'. Else I'd just come over as a douche :2 cents:

zomg, not on the same DAY??? what a little girl. Fancy a big emotional thing like the fear of losing someone you love very much affect you.

Seriously, how can you not fathom she stayed strong because she was the one with it, and was determined to beat it etc, whereas he was helpless to do any real thing to solve it, which is what men are wired up to do - fix things that are broken, and the fear he must have had around watching his wife die?

I can understand you not feeling strong emotions around it, even if it happened to you (because everyone is different), but are you seriously saying you can't see or understand why someone else may? And then feel the need to call them a whiny bitch on a forum? jesus fucking christ lol

Take raw garlic everyday to kill the bad mold in your guts, Take vitamin B100 daily, drink lots of water and move 30 mins a day.

If that doesn't work, try some Meth.

Yep, this - for sure.

Min of 10 days, fuck the cost/s direct/indict, side issue,
you'll recoup that and more when you back on your game :2 cents:

I pack up the Nikon, load the mountain bike in the SUV...and find a trail I've never been on before.

The exercise, fresh air and scenery never fail to clear the cobwebs.

And sometimes, if I'm lucky...I come back with a few 'Oh...wow!' photos as an added bonus.