I woke up happy... for the second day in a row. Which is a thing !

I'm grateful for being able to get up early despite turning in a bit too late...
I did some chores I was meant to do.
And went outside for an activity that is unrelated to work. (Which I'm glad I'm able to do in the first place.)

This is the 3rd day of a long weekend (a national holiday was added to the regular weekend) and I decided not to think of work at all. It makes me feel so liberated.

I believe that a major part of my anxiety and stress and even depressed thoughts is stemming from workload and stress of doing everything right.

This needs to be fixed. But I don't know how.

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AngelUnforgiven · 51-55, F

There has to be a balance. I have a mild case of anxiety. I dread things, I get anxious and just think about them over and over until it happens. If it's your workload, the amount of time and energy that you spend working let there be that same amount of time and energy spent relaxing or doing something that makes you feel that you are in a happy place. That's what works for me. I go and tend to my plants in my yard, ride my 4 wheeler, I had a new speakers put on it so that I can listen to music, I color in coloring books while listening to my favorite podcasts, or I paint with my kids, those are my outlets. There has to be a work/life balance