The Midlife Reframe

Tag: stress

  • And then…..

    Here I am, hoping that I am on the path to burnout recovery.

    I’m getting some energy back, and I don’t want to hide from everyone all the time (only about 85% of the time, lol).

    I’m still on hormone replacement therapy…pills and gel because the patch is not available and always on back order. I am certain that this has been holding me together.

    I have fully embraced my “fuck it” era. I say what needs to said now.

    Therapy helps, a lot.

    I’m also planning for an event for next fall, and this is sparking up my creative brain. I am a planner, so diving into something has been refreshing.

    Vacation is coming up soon. I see beach time in my future and I’ve booked an overnight in a glamping dome.

    I’m using those two weeks to recharge and recover.

    A lot of things are changing, and most of them are for the good.

    This is a short and sweet check in.

    I’m currently on my balcony relaxing, and I hope you are finding the time to unwind and breathe.

    Until next time!

  • Am I Still Stressed? I think I’m Still Stressed

    Fidget Ball

    There was this little span of time.

    Just a little one.

    I thought that I was in “recovery”.

    Dear Friends,

    I was not in recovery. It was a facade I had willingly accepted because I needed to be okay. I needed to NOT be in burnout. The fatigue is still there. My motivation, gone. I want to sleep…ALL THE TIME. It takes everything in me to get up and get going. I just DON’T WANT TO.

    I have been here before.

    I would rather not be here.

    I tend to hermit in these conditions. Isolation is my solace.

    I don’t have the energy most days to connect. I want to come home after work and sleep.

    This isn’t good for anyone.

    I honestly do not know where to start. How do I turn this around? Can I turn this around?

    Can I survive this, again?

    I ponder this every morning. Can I conjure up a plan that will work?

    I’m surrounded by people I love at home. They help me as much as they can. But there are things that only I can do.

    So I need to start writing things out. Feelings, thoughts, ideas.

    Maybe then I can navigate this world I am in.

    This post is not exactly uplifting, but I’ve always been real about where I am when I write.

    So until I dig out, it’s not going to be good times. There may be a glimmer of good every now and then, so if you can be patient as I navigate these bends in the road, I would like to share those glimmers as well.

    Take care of yourselves. Don’t get too encompassed by the news. Disconnect every now and then.

    I’m off to bed, hopefully get a good sleep, and start again tomorrow.