![]() ![]() I'm looking after myself now, so that I can do those things for others. ![]() That should be much more normal than it is. So, with that in mind, I'm taking today off, completely, to let myself rest. With the help of my incredible wife, I'm starting to learn that and wanted to share my thoughts and feelings. I felt that I had to either put others before myself or that I just needed to "man up" to help others. And I guess it all got too much.ĭespite always pushing for people to take care of their mental health, getting a psychology degree for that reason, going into a career to help people and then getting out of that career for my own well-being, I've never really allowed myself to feel vulnerable. And then there are all the other regular household tasks/DIY and dealing with chronic pain. I've been training the dogs and dealing with an emergency vet visit too. On top of pushing myself to get my portfolio site finished (which I've now done and just need to get hosted), I've been fitting a shop for some friends, applying for jobs, doing tech tests, psychometrics, and interviews as well as dealing with the imposter syndrome that rejection emails can bring. I broke down crying for no apparent reason when I got home from walking the dogs this morning. Well it seems I've not been very good at taking my own advice. When I was working as a probation officer I would always tell my service users that to take care of someone else, they needed to take care of themselves first. ![]()
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