Posted by roo on April 20, 2001, at 8:39:52
In reply to Re: Understimulation on the job and Depression, posted by super on April 19, 2001, at 12:43:24
Thanks for all your responses...it helps to know
people can relate. I go in and out of phases of
being upset about my job (I guess everyone does)...
sometimes I'll be like "I am NOT my job" and really
focus more on my life outside of work. I've got a lot
of stuff going on outside of work...I'm a freelance
writer....I paint...I have animals...I'm usually taking
a few classes (at the moment web page design and
mindfulness meditation)...but I have my most vital
energy in the daytime...and to spend 8 of those hours
at a boring job really drains and depresses me. And then
sometimes I think "What is it about me that attracts
these boring mindless jobs? Why do I continually find
myself in these situations?"...basically asking myself
"What is the lesson here?". I make half way decent money,
but my work isn't challenging. I am scared of stress b/c
I don't deal with it well at all (can't think straight,
burst into tears, etc), so I avoid more challenging work.
I'm really right brained and creative, and artists dont'
make much money....I have a hard time thinking in a linear,
abstract, logical, problem solving kind of way...Oh my lord, I am rambling...sorry about that...guess
I'm just a lost soul in the forrest of "where do I fit
in in this world? How can I contribute and get paid for
it and actually like what I'm doing and not be too
stressed out?"
poster:roo
thread:5725
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