Hello everyone,
As someone in the tech field, I've been feeling like every day is just a cycle of problems and incidents. It's getting to the point where when I log off, I have no energy left to do anything else. I feel like I'm not really living and just going through the motions until it's Friday. But even when Friday comes, I'm too exhausted to enjoy myself and only have Saturday to do anything before I have to prep myself for the next draining work cycle on Sunday.
I know that there are worse jobs out there, but constantly using my mind like this is extremely draining for something I'm not even passionate about. It's hard to care about the job when we all have real problems in the outside world. I've realized that this is just a job and not my identity.
Even simple tasks like going out to eat, reading a menu, or texting have become painful because I just can't think anymore. It's not just me, though. A lot of my buddies in the tech field are suffering from the same thing. The whole group is just too tired to do anything outside of work.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice on how to deal with feeling drained all the time? I'd really appreciate any input. I feel like I am 60 years old but I am only 30.