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Re: Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired'

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Post by sameerds » Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 4:34 PM UTC

trevyn wrote: post #136

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Read Huckelberry Finn, Jim was treated relatively well, however his family was sold away from him, he did not get to see his wife or daughter because it was valuable to the Widow to sell them. Finally he was going to be sold anyway, to somewhere where he would have the high probability of not being treated relatively well. To be treated relatively well as a slave was a living hell, or as it is generally called, slave…

I couldn’t easily find info on how accurate a portrayal this particular work is, but I think using a work of fiction as historical reference requires a bit of extra care.

I know this adds nothing to the discussion, but the level of restraint and politeness in the parent comment caused me to pause and reflect a bit.

Re: Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired'

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Post by downerending » Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 5:49 PM UTC

turk73 wrote: post #140

downerending wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This happened to me. At the end of a long and stressful divorce, I realized that I needed to take some time off (or else). Took about six months and then discovered that it's very difficult to get rehired after such a gap. (Being "old" doesn't help either.) You have to play the cards you're dealt, though, and if you really need a break, it's way better than the "or else".

You just say "My ____ died and I had a tough time with that" (where blank is mother, father, daughter, son, whatever). If they have a problem with that you don't want the job anyways.

I was usually honest and said "bad divorce". Your suggestion would elicit a more reasonable level of sympathy and is a far better idea.

Re: Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired'

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Post by mgarfias » Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 7:26 PM UTC

hummo56 wrote: post #138

mgarfias wrote: post #108

I felt like this, thought for a long time it was work. It wasn’t. Turns out I had a tumor on an adrenal gland, that was over producing aldosterone. That cascaded into a bunch of other weird health issues. Don’t assume it’s work, get checked out. Connect the dots.

How did you find that out?

I initially went in looking for help coping with stress from exwife+custody - its been a fucked up ride. ANyway, BP was high, so they started treating that. Then diagnosed as diabetic. I was sent to a clinical pharmacist to handle that, and he was looking over my bloodwork and saw the low potassium, and thought it might be an aldosterone issue. Aldosterone being a hormone that controls K/Na balance which controls BP.

Anyway, blood tests showed low K, high Na. Further testing showed aldosterone was out of whack. follow up testing confirmed it. CT scan found a tumor. Then a years worth of testing to be sure the thing wasn't a pheochromocytoma - it wasn't. Finally had it excised and have been getting better since.

Re: Burnout: 'Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired'

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Post by whywhywhywhy » Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 11:29 AM UTC

marketingfool wrote: post #104

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #51

Just gonna say it, I doubt the solution is yet more apps on the device that is the real source of anxiety. Putting the thing in airplane mode and leaving it in a different room when you get home is going to do you way more good than staring into your phone and swiping away at more apps.

My podcasts make my commute enjoyable rather than miserable. My apps make time waiting enjoyable. But I basically don't use my phone at home. At most TV and gaming.

> My apps make time waiting enjoyable

It's a trade off, you're getting entertainment but you're trading away creative brain problem solving time that occurs when you idle on a commute or whatever.