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Does anyone else get extremely overwhelmed by the thought of work after a longer break? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* by to c/adhd@lemmy.world
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It hasn't been that much longer of a break for me (4 and a half day weekend), but new years doesn't usually have me going to several dinners like Christmas or Thanksgiving and I actually got some really good rest, but I'm extremely upset at the idea of going back to work, it doesn't help that I don't like my job, but I'm too the point that I want to breakdown and/or quit. I've had similar experiences in school, and I'm curious to see if others have this or just me

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[–] 87 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Yes it is your body warning you about the degree of longterm burnout that you are being forced to normalize by life that it cannot.

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  • [–] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Not thinking about work for a couple of weeks has been soo relaxing. I'm starting to think I should just take a week off every once in a while just to help offset capitalism's constant demands. 40 hours my ass. I only work like 10 of those each week.

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    An option I found quite relaxing was, rather than taking a week off, take Wednesdays off for 5 weeks. Now you only have 2 day work weeks, and a day off when everything else is open and relatively quiet.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    That sounds amazing. I'm definitely going to look into this!

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I worked 4 10 hour days with Wednesdays off for an entire year at a previous job.

    It was the happiest I've ever been while working.

    Never working longer than two days in a row does something good to the mind and body.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    I miss the 4 10's I worked at a prior job. That extra day off each week made a huge difference in my well being. Had time to both decompress and get personal stuff done. Hated the job though, management was demanding and unethical, so eventually quit.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Wednesdays off is a game changer. Highly recommend. Kids are at school, spouse is at work, the time is for you.

    Mon or Fri days off almost always turn into travel, where you lose 50-100% of your 'vacation' to transportation.

    The mid-week break lets you have two mini-work-weeks without feeling like you're abandoning your team and you are able to stay aware of the work situation.

    A month of Wednesdays is like a solid week off, except you don't have to cram a week into that last Friday and then figure out what happened on the Monday after.

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