07/15/2023 I recently started a new job and I no longer know what to do with myself during my time off. I was laid off from my last position in February, and to get by, I ended up starting freelance work in April. Regardless of having work, per se, I had no set schedule from February to July. That's a good chunk of months to be able to do whatever you want to do when you want to do it.
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I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.
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Become a paid subscriber to get access.Relatable. I left my old job at walmart due to increases in suicidal ideation. In April I started school and a job. However the 7 months of indulging on entertainment then shifting to work and school still left me with a void. I wrote about my experience with walmart in a post.
relatable. I work freelance and used to love it when I was off so I could drink myself silly. Now sometimes its like ahhhhh, now what. Then I started making art again and writing a lot more. The void still exists but I have less of a need to fill it with bullshit. I think we're so accustomed to working ourselves to death here when we've free moments/days we dont always know what to do. Resting is nice. Pretty essential too. Thank you for sharing this. I hope I haven't endlessly gone on about myself.
I think the void exists with or without work - at least in my experience. How hard can they make you work that one forgets about the void ? Hmmm. I don’t know and this comment is not very helpful, yet I am a glad to hear you have found something else (another job). ☺️ All I know is (as cliche as it sounds) but I’d be lost without vocal. It makes me feel more connected and alive even though things may not be perfect. Good vibes sent your way Ashley!
I usually scroll on my phone after work. I would be so exhausted to actually do something beneficial, lol. Hope you find a solution to what you can do. Sorry for my lousy suggestion 😅
This is definitely a space of feeling a living Catch-22. Feeling either worked too much or not enough; too much time or not enough time; free to choose or choice taken away. This is what it means to be human: to constantly work towards finding what brings meaning and purpose to our life.