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Here is my story... Hoping someone has been through the similar situation and can shed some light on. I am originally from Turkey and have lived in the US for 5 years. Had a great job and life in NYC however I was so sad and lonely being away from my family so I decided to quit my job and everything.In expense of moving back home. So now I'm in Turkey i don't have a job and it's been months I'm sitting home and spending my savings. I have offers from right and left but I don't want to work again...
I was working with a therapist prior to going on my sabbatical and started meds 2 weeks before starting my break.
Things that helped:
1) Having a routine. I woke up at 7.30 AM every morning, dragged myself out of bed and took a shower.
2) Started a strength training routine
3) Started tracking nutrition in MyFitnessPal
4) Started taking whole food multi vitamins and beef organ supplements (testicles - yes you read that right, heart, liver and bone marrow)
5) Read 3 books that helped me immensely Forgive for good, Book of Joy, Beginners guide to Stoicism.
I struggle with building relationships, that is something I couldn’t make much progress on, but is on my to do list.
My advice to you - treat this as an investment and be disciplined in your approach. I know people who spend this time watching Netflix, eating ice cream and sleeping. It’s hard, but you need to fight that urge and have a plan in place.
Best of luck!
Close to 2 months and came back in a better mental state (although not fully recovered). I treated my leave as a project with clear goals to achieve by the end of it, and had weekly check ins to track my progress. I did not treat it like PTO (for example avoided some social gatherings that didn’t make me feel good, slept early, ate clean)
- 2x therapy a week
- Daily journal
- Daily physical activity
- Daily call to family
- 8 hours of sleep
- Daily meditation
Extra therapy, time outside, time with religious leaders I used as additional therapy, vacation, reading. Tried to stay away from TV and social media
I went to rehab for alcoholism. Was much better when I came back.
Same as everyone said. Build a daily routine. Also, keep in mind it is a process. So even if you couldn’t stick to the routine one or two days, don’t be hard on yourself. Just take one day at a time.
I did an Intensive Outpatient Therapy program (look up “IOP”) which was immensely helpful. It can be tailored to your schedule for the most part but I did 3-4 days/week for half a day. Its like therapy on steroids.
Took a wellness trip, did therapy, got active and deleted my Twitter app. Best of luck again!