I'd like to disconnect my identity from my work more. However, I find that I put up my own psychological roadblocks to developing an identity outside of work.
I do have some hobbies but I never seem to be able to get past thinking of them as things I do in my free time rather than who I am. My work identity feels a lot more solid but I'd honestly rather care about it less because I work as a cog in a large corporate environment and would rather not get so frustrated when things don't go my way. I hate feeling bothered by work so much when a lot of it is completely pointless.
I guess I feel scared that if I focus so much on things outside of work that I'll possibly forget about my job and get fired or lose money or something? I'm not sure. Either way, there seems to be this psychological tether that keeps me thinking about it more than I should and having stronger emotional responses to things than I want to.
Any help? It would be greatly appreciated.