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Apr 09, 2017, 11:00 PM
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About 6-7 years ago I was unemployed for about a year. I honestly yearn for those days sometimes, but I feel guilty for it. I mean what do you think it says about me? Am I a lazy parasite? An ambitionless slug? Or has stress just clouded my judgment and maybe my memory of that time?
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#2
Apr 09, 2017, 11:19 PM
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That was 6 years ago. It's in the past.
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#3
Apr 10, 2017, 01:04 AM
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Being unemployed for a year is nothing. I've been unemployed for roughly 5 years because of my mental health issues and I'm just now in a position to do something about it.
Don't feel guilty over pointless stuff. |
 Anonymous48850, LiteraryLark
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Apr 10, 2017, 05:52 AM
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I was unemployed for three years. Turned to alcohol. If you were ill then you need the time. Health before wealth goes the famous phrase. But i do feel inadequate for not been able to hold down a job i was fired countless times and a job i did for years the ppl didnt understand me thought it was weird for person of my young age to not be out partying at every opportunity.
A year is not long and you werent lazy, but sometimes we need to take a step back and get away from it all. I had a friend who was off with depression for a year and just did counselling. My family did think it was hot gossip but shes got career now. |
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#5
Apr 10, 2017, 06:46 AM
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You need the time you need...
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“Then what is your advice to new practitioners”? “The same as for old practitioners! Keep at it “. Ajahn Chah Bipolar 1 PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Panic Attacks Parkinsonism Dissociative Amnesia Abilify 15mg Viiibryd 40mg Clonzapam.05mg x2 Depakote 1500mg Gabapentin 300mg x 3 Wellbutrin 300mg Carbidopa/Levodopa 25mg-100mg x 3 |
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#6
Apr 10, 2017, 07:43 AM
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Viewing stress as the overall issue here, I would certainly not consider a longing for less-stressful days as evidence of being lazy, lacking ambition of having clouded judgment. I often long for days like I used to know in various areas of life, but I try to not stress myself by trying to revive them. If we are facing in the right direction, the sun sets behind us and we continue doing our best as we walk toward the next new day...
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| manic-depressive with psychotic tendencies (1977) | chronic alcoholism (1981) | Asperger burnout (2010) | mood disorder - nos / personality disorder - nos / generalized anxiety disorder (2011) | chronic back pain / peripheral neuropathy / partial visual impairment | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (incurable cancer) | |
| *Laurie*, subtle lights
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#7
Apr 10, 2017, 11:03 AM
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Yeah, it sounds like you have a job that stresses you, so you long for the days when you were less stressed, when you had your time to yourself. There's nothing wrong or unusual about that, and it's certainly not a sign of laziness. Also, you could be remembering that year as better than it really was, sure.
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#8
Apr 10, 2017, 02:20 PM
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It's okay to long for less stressful times. However, you also need to take care of the present.
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Apr 10, 2017, 03:10 PM
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If you need time to be ok than so be it.
You are not lazy and don't let anyone make feel that way.
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#10
Apr 15, 2017, 01:04 PM
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There's nothing wrong with that, better to be unemployed than working a job that you hate/causes you stress, etc. If it felt right at the time, dont regret it.
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