Tuesday Check In: How's Everybody's Mental Health?

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[u/Jerome_Eugene_Morrow]

Tired. My job is miserable but I haven’t been able to line up a replacement. I just went to a reunion where I was the only one in tech that still had a job. Feel trapped in this position and it takes up ten hours of every day.

Wish I just had the ability to enjoy my life, but I’m seeing my human relationships crumble around me. Know a lot of other people have it worse right now but I’m just so miserable right now.

[u/HeroPlucky → u/Jerome_Eugene_Morrow]

I am sorry your miserable, also just because you percieve others to have it worse you are totally allowed to have feelings such as being miserable.

I lost my career and although I wouldn't recommend having health issues and losing a career, it wasn't the end of world least not for me that imagined it would be. I think it is really worth reflecting on would change career, taking time out or exploring your options be worth seriously considering. I feel sometimes we get these feelings to draw attention to something not working for us in our lives and help give us oppertunitity to make changes.