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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what do you do for it? maybe its because Im home sick for the second time in 2 weeks, maybe because I have been working flat out since starting this new job 4 years ago, maybe because I'm also parenting teens (one is pretty challenging), and was recently carig for and subsequently lost a parent, but I have just been dreading work. the thing is, my work is actually intellectually fulfilling once I can focus on the good parts,  it can be interesting when I'm not caught up in the endless admin grind or the politics of the workplace, and I have a clear vision for growth (was brought up to build a program, both literally in terms of new space and staff wise/direction wise). But man, I am just exhausted and I have been totally avoidant--late on deadlines, late on answering emails, not excited about travel, meh on new initiatives, and I just wonder if this is temporary or if I should be thinking of an offramp. I doubt I would be happy retired, but I dont really want to keep working like this either. I'm also just low energy all around right now--drag myself to the gym where I phone it in, stuff I used to enjoy--cooking ,romance with spouse, seeing friends seem like a huge effort. I feel lonely and isolated but dont make efforts.... I try to keep the 'noise' of the world down, but that's also crushing.

what do you do to keep things going when you feel like giving up, walking away? I would be disappointing so many people if I did.

I'm also 55. yes, in the midst of menopause, but on hrt. [/quote]

In a similar situation, early 50s. For me, it’s the lack of a break. I’d like to take a month of leave without pay over the summer, which I’ve heard of other colleagues doing but management may or may not support that or throw back that I could take it but not guarantee my job will still be there.

In the meantime, I pull back where I can and try not to kill myself. Fridays are usually dead at my org so I adjust my hours, start a little later so I can sleep in, don’t take on anything new, take training I’m behind on, etc. [/quote]
+1 also 55.

I got an ssri to help me sleep.  I think there's some mild depression there possibly from menopause but also just being freakin tired.

My youngest is about to leave for college, so I'm going to just retire. I can't stand my job anymore, unlike OP, and I just don't want to start over in a new job.

OP still has kids at home, so it's harder but I'm going to take a loooong break and travel, and probably never go back to FTE work. I may take some short term temps jobs here and there, yes, for a lot less pay.[/quote]

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