• _sideffect@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    When I’m at work, I’m bored and feel like I’m wasting my time because I should be doing more for myself and the world.

    When I’m at home, I don’t want to fully relax as I feel that I’m wasting my life and my free time.

    Fun!

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    This pairs nicely with anxiarrhea: the shits you get when you get really anxious, especially prevalent in the morning before work.

    I don’t think that’s a word, just what I call it…

    You stresslax over the weekend and bam! The anxiarhhea hits Monday morning.

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    This happens to me with depression. When I’m depressed because of my situation, my coping mechanism is to research/organise how to change my situation. But when I get tired of researching and need a brake I can’t stop thinking about the big picture and need to force myself to think about the present & little things.

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      This is so relatable and I never considered taking a break to think about the present. Despite the fact that my therapist has taught me several grounding techniques, I never think of them in the moment.

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        Oh, yeah – I’ve noticed that when I’m depressed my brain is stuck in a loop of only thinking about the big picture. So much so that I forget about here and today

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    This is so me. I prefer working because when I’m playing video games or lying on the couch, my mind goes back to the thoughts of “is X on track…?”