xis_honeyPot t1_isp4un5 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Reply to comment by doiwantacookie in The benefits of doing nothing | An overactive 'life drive' endlessly seeks expansion, inevitably leads to burnout, and drains us of the energy needed to truly progress. Finding the time to do nothing is essential to reassessing who we are and who we want to be. by IAI_Admin

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.

Hrafn2 t1_isqbh07 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 10:19 PM

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

xis_honeyPot t1_isqzyhc wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:32 AM

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.

ZottZett t1_ispex0y wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:41 PM

I've been looking into ketamine therapy. Are you doing it through one of the companies like mindbloom or private doc or?

xis_honeyPot t1_isqzlxw wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:30 AM

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?).

humulus_impulus t1_ispsvw8 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 8:12 PM

r/TherapeuticKetamine

Thor-70 t1_isrfbsn wrote on October 18, 2022 at 3:37 AM

Shrooms seem to have had a similar effect on me