You guys might think this isn't a problem, but it is. I don't have enough work to do on my job, and it's severely affecting my brain. I'm a manager and give one of my people some of my non-management work to keep her busy. I don't want her to get bored and leave, because she does great work. And if she does leave, I'll have too much work to get done by myself.

So...the end result is that I'm incredibly bored and don't have many projects to work on. My manager hasn't noticed. At least she's not saying anything. And I haven't wanted to point it out.

I'm afraid that my coworkers can see through my fakeness in trying to cover up how sad I am.

"Just find a new job" is what some people think. This job has so many perks, and jobs are rare in my town. How do I adjust my thinking to avoid being so sad all of the time?

I make a list of things I'm grateful for very frequently. That only helps temporarily.