Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_y6czml in philosophy
I just lived through a nde and have been bed ridden for a couple weeks. I’m usually an extremely active and burnt out person. I can relate to this a lot, and I think this period of forced nothingness has changed my life trajectory permanently and for the better
Be prepared for the people thinking you are lazy or unmotivated or insert whatever consumer driven drivel here. It was crazy when I took a step back from IT burnout how all of a sudden I was viewed much differently in the eyes of some.
I hope you enjoy your new found freedom.
You're brave! I wish you a happy life ahead!
Only one shot at this life thing, don't let other brainwashed individuals take that away from you.
Glad you’re still with us ❤️
I've recently started ketamine therapy for TRD and have had the same experience. I used to be goal orientated in my personal and professional life. I've finally come to the realization after a few years of not having goals and beating myself up about it, that being content with what I have and not having any crazy goals is ok and can lead to a happy existence.
I hope the treatment is working for you! I have treatment resistant anxiety/depression, and ADHD. I've burnt out a number of times at work - normally short durations thankfully, but last time it landed me in the hospital. On the bright side, I got into an rTMS trial that worked really well for me - within a week I was feeling sooooo much better.
Regarding goals: I'm really trying to not be so work driven, but it is still hard. I'm a terrible people pleaser, which makes having firm work boundaries hard. I'm trying to counterbalance with some more robust "personal care" goals I guess you could say - with some of those being more around appreciating the everyday vs bigger, more distant career, house etc...goals
It's helped immensely and I've only been doing it for about a month. The real turning point was when I internalized that nothing really matters, and that's ok! I guess my only real goal right now is to get my mental health sorted... I'm glad TMS helped you.
I've been looking into ketamine therapy. Are you doing it through one of the companies like mindbloom or private doc or?
I started with Mindbloom and moved on to a psychiatrist that specializes in ketamine.
People will rag on mindbloom.but I had no real issues other than price and their "guides" seeming very canned (what do you expect from a large company?).
r/TherapeuticKetamine
Shrooms seem to have had a similar effect on me
I’m still recovering from a major injury myself, and I couldn’t agree more. I’m at the stage of my recovery where I’m able to start working again to some degree which is great, but trying to navigate my realigned priorities is a challenge I did not have on my radar initially.
Did you just have to decide you wanted less? Find a way to do the same amount in less time?... I'm definitely the overwork type, usually in the office 60-80 hours a week with a lot of side obligations. But my wife is pregnant with triplets and I don't want to be one of those dads who's never home. However, the kids on the way also means we're about to need more money, not less, so I genuinely have zero idea how to rein it in.
I’m changing career paths. I was at the beginning of a PhD program that was leading to a career that I realize now is not what I truly want in life. This change is scary to me, but in the short term will lead to me having less on my plate and making more money since I will not work as a graduate teaching assistant any longer. My wife is also pregnant, and we have an 8 year old, so making this change now means that I can focus more on supporting them now instead of chasing a long term goal. Having worked as a teacher for the last 6 or so years has meant that I constantly take my work home with me. I’m looking forward to working in a job that is not like that.
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