stressed and down

i have been stressed form work lately i know i shouldn't complain seeing how things are the way they are. but i feel like i don't know what im working for yes i know im working to get paid so i can have money to pay the bills but at the end of every month im left with nothing to show for it i feel like im working just to keep my head above waters. i analogize for the way i type. i never been a good typist so i tend to short cut words sometime. anyways thanks for listening

Sorry to hear you feel that way. I'm sure it'll get better.

brokenwalls, you are definitely not alone in the way that you feel.
Everyone from burger flippers to corporate execs get stressed from time to time. Perhaps different levels and types, but stress nonetheless.
Personally, I walked away from a $60K+/yr job and cashed out my retirement a few years back. The stress there was, for lack of a better term, subliminal. You only noticed it when it was gone. It was stress over what might happen, rather than what actually happened. It got to the point that it felt that my insides were being eaten up by it, so I got out of there before any permanent harm could come of it.
I now make less than half what I used to, struggle financially at times, and the job has its own types of stress, but I feel infinitely better than I did.

The only thing that I can suggest is to get away from things for a bit... take a walk in a park, go fishing, stuff like that. Anything that'll allow you to forget it for a while and recharge. It's what helps me these days.

Wish that I could offer more...

Do you have any social groups at work, like bowling, soccer, baseball teams you could join in? Anything fun?

What about volunteering at a soup kitchen or just look up volunteer activities in your area. Be a tutor or a big brother at a local boys town.

I'm thinking that even though you have nothing to show at the end of the month, perhaps filling this void with something that will give back to you and give you a sense of fulfillment at the end of the month, might help.

I feel pretty much the same way as I am disabled and penny pinching to stretch the dollar bill. Lately I decided to find ways to pinch back more, which is stirring up a creative side in me. One thing leads to another and just the activity of "action" is helping to get me out of my rut.

thank you every one for your kind words. i see were your getting at thomas and i do feel like i need a good r n r. ill keep that in mind june ill see if i have time to volinteer somewhere again i would like to say thanks

hi there! i like your tiger bunny icon at the end of the month, it looks like you've got a good sense of humor, and you can't buy that!

at work and at home, what do you enjoy doing?

i like your tiger bunny icon