I’m just so tired. I feel so drained with no end of fires to put out in sight. So tempted to just quit with nothing lined up but I’m too risk adverse to do that. Where do you all pull energy from?

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I wish I had anything helpful to say, but I feel like I’m in the same boat. It just feels like endless, meaningless drudgery. Sometimes music or a delicious dinner or coffee helps, talking to my therapist helps, getting as much extra sleep as I can helps. But more often than not I also feel like I’m running on an empty tank.

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Quiet time and meditation really help

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Assuming you don’t already do this, make small changes toward a healthier diet (more water, plant foods, less alcohol, sugar, dairy) and try getting a bit more exercise even if it’s a 15 min walk in the mornings. I find that keeping myself as healthy as possible gives me a lot of energy for those long, trying days. And I just feel better overall. Good luck!

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Would it be possible to lateral? I took a month off between jobs and had a slow ramp up period, which helped a lot with burnout.

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This is what I am doing now.

Therapist, exercise and healthy food. Sometimes, this won’t do, so I go to a psychiatrist. Whenever I’m down, I try to remember that “this” is just a moment and things will pass, but I put in my weight doing what’s o first said.

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I think covid, as bad as it has been, has provided us with the time to gain perspective. Do I really want to work this many hours? Is the money worth it? Is working with demeaning bosses or coworkers worth it? Why haven't I taken care of my health? Is continuing to push through every single day the answer for me? What do I truly need to get past burnout?

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I find something I desire/love to focus on in my private time. Sometimes it’s photography, sometimes it’s slam poetry. I make myself participate in one competition a year in one of those subjects so that I have an important project outside of law. I don’t have kids and that helps a lot.

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Covid turned me into a hermit.

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Please take time off, talk to someone and/or consider a change.

Take a vacation ASAP, or do a long weekend. That, hang out with more friends, and see a psychiatrist (I think it's better than therapy, but might just be me)

I think both together is ideal, but I’ve been depressed for a long time - and seeing a psychiatrist helped me more than anything! It corrects the chemical imbalances in your body and provided a lot of relief to me

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