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Posted by tina on August 8, 2000, at 12:39:50
Hi Mark: Just wondering how you are fairing after your down day? I hope things have improved.
Keep in touch
Peace
Tina
Posted by mark on August 8, 2000, at 21:59:06
In reply to MARK: **How are ya doin'?, posted by tina on August 8, 2000, at 12:39:50
Hi Tina,
That lithium you just started taking must have released your psychic ability because I was just
thinking that I wish I had someone to talk to. How is the lithium these last few days? I read
through some of your posts and it sounds like you've been flying pretty high. Hope you find a
good cruising altitude and don't run into any turbulence. :-)I've been feeling a little better. I'm in Atlanta for a couple of weeks working 3rd shift. I'm
not too thrilled about that, but so far it's been pretty quiet. I was so tired yesterday that I
slept for nearly 13 hours straight.I work for a computer contracting company and my job has been on the bubble for about the last month
or so because there really isn't enough work to keep my busy. I got a note from my boss about a job
working with the sales team in an effort to keep me employed. I really don't like this job and I really
don't think I'd like the sales job. I almost quit last month, but my boss talked me into sticking around.
I almost wish I would have gone ahead and left. The money is great and everything, but I feel empty and
unfullfilled.My SO and I discussed my quitting. We could live off of my SO's income and my savings for a while. If worse
came to worse I have some money in an IRA I could tap into. So for the short term we could survive. I keep
praying to my higher power to open a door for me. I wish I knew what I wanted to do. Some passion in life that
I could say, "Yes, I want to do this for the rest of my life!". I know something good will come out of this and
it's just one of those dreaded "growth experiences", but I wish it could be easy for a change. I wish it didn't
mean being scared and hurting.Thanks for caring and listening. Good things are ahead for both of us.
Hugs,
Mark
> Hi Mark: Just wondering how you are fairing after your down day? I hope things have improved.
> Keep in touch
> Peace
> Tina
Posted by tina on August 8, 2000, at 23:22:39
In reply to Re: MARK: **How are ya doin'? tina, posted by mark on August 8, 2000, at 21:59:06
>Hey Mark: Yeah, the lithium is quite a drug I can tell you. It made me really high at first but I'm settling down now I think.
I'm so sorry you aren't happy in your job. I've been there. I also understand the "don't know what to do with my life" dilemma. I have bounced around from job to job trying to figure out what it is I really want ut to no avail. I would love it if a door just opened and someone said hey you, this is where you are supposed to be, where have you been all this time??
I'm obsessed with figuring out what career direction I should be going in and I just keep walking in circles. Sucks.
You might want to consider leaving the job if your SO can support you in your search for that "one big love" My SO makes a good salary too and I've een off work for 4 months now trying to figure some stuff out and get a handle on this depression s**t. Now that I think I have, the big question is "Now what?" Do I get some meaningless job so I have some pocket money or do I go back to school and do something worthwhile?
I know the boat you are sailing in, I'm one of the oarsmen. I hope we both reach land soon. Glad to hear you're feeling a little better.
Best wishes to you and keep in touch
Hugs
Tina
Atlanta must be damn hot this time of year. I can't bear the heat. Work on that tan huh?
Hi Tina,
>
> That lithium you just started taking must have released your psychic ability because I was just
> thinking that I wish I had someone to talk to. How is the lithium these last few days? I read
> through some of your posts and it sounds like you've been flying pretty high. Hope you find a
> good cruising altitude and don't run into any turbulence. :-)
>
> I've been feeling a little better. I'm in Atlanta for a couple of weeks working 3rd shift. I'm
> not too thrilled about that, but so far it's been pretty quiet. I was so tired yesterday that I
> slept for nearly 13 hours straight.
>
> I work for a computer contracting company and my job has been on the bubble for about the last month
> or so because there really isn't enough work to keep my busy. I got a note from my boss about a job
> working with the sales team in an effort to keep me employed. I really don't like this job and I really
> don't think I'd like the sales job. I almost quit last month, but my boss talked me into sticking around.
> I almost wish I would have gone ahead and left. The money is great and everything, but I feel empty and
> unfullfilled.
>
> My SO and I discussed my quitting. We could live off of my SO's income and my savings for a while. If worse
> came to worse I have some money in an IRA I could tap into. So for the short term we could survive. I keep
> praying to my higher power to open a door for me. I wish I knew what I wanted to do. Some passion in life that
> I could say, "Yes, I want to do this for the rest of my life!". I know something good will come out of this and
> it's just one of those dreaded "growth experiences", but I wish it could be easy for a change. I wish it didn't
> mean being scared and hurting.
>
> Thanks for caring and listening. Good things are ahead for both of us.
>
> Hugs,
>
> Mark
>
> > Hi Mark: Just wondering how you are fairing after your down day? I hope things have improved.
> > Keep in touch
> > Peace
> > Tina
Posted by mark on August 9, 2000, at 0:18:10
In reply to Re: MARK: **How are ya doin'? » mark, posted by tina on August 8, 2000, at 23:22:39
Yep. Atlanta's pretty hot. But I moved to South Florida last year so I'm getting used to the heat.
"I know what you're going through" or "That's exactly how I feel" have been music to my ears since
I found this board. I can always talk to my SO and I have a couple of friends that I can talk to
but they can only be sympathetic to a point. And even though I know they care I don't want to drag
them down with my problems because I'm sure they have problems too.I feel sorta like I'm going through a mid-life crisis or something. This whole "empty life - empty career"
thing feels like what the guy with the new red Corvette and pretty blond chickie was thinking right
before he traded in the Oldsmobile and the stable marriage. I'm glad I have my hair. I'm probably one step
away from the point where the guy buys a bad rug or trys the dreaded "comb-over".Your career obsession so totally describes me. It's like I'm constantly thinking about what I'm supposed to
be doing with my life. I try to "let go and let God", but it's amazing how quick I am to snatch it back and
try to work on it. I mean, maybe I'm supposed to lose my job so I can rest for a while and work on this
depression s**t (as you so aptly put it) so I'm ready when the door opens. This whole figuring life out stuff
is too complex. I want instructions with diagrams and a toll-free number in case I have questions!Glad you're here,
Mark
Posted by tina on August 9, 2000, at 16:20:06
In reply to Re: MARK: **How are ya doin'? » tina, posted by mark on August 9, 2000, at 0:18:10
Hey Mark:
If you find an instruction book let me know will ya. I'd love a copy of it. Afraid diagrams wouldn't do any good though, with my luck they'd be in japanese.
Today, I tried to sign up for some courses so i wouldn't have to go back to the type of work I was doing before and every course I wanted was either full or cancelled. Sometimes I wonder if "someone" is trying to tell me something.
I feel like I can't just sit back and see what falls into my lap because nothing does and I go on year after year in the same kind of irritating, boring job but when I take control I get doors slammed in my face. It really bugs me.
So, I definitely do know how you feel but I have no solution for you or me. I'm hoping that when I get this illness sorted out, I'll be able to think clearer and find a direction for myself.
It isn't even the job for me. It is a whole "Is this what I am supposed to be?" question, like you said. Finding meaning in what you do and how you live is really big task and I haven't been up to the challenge so far.
Everything is so hard but I have found the people here very helpful and supportive. I don't like to bug my family or friends too much with my probs either so I whine a lot to these guys and they are very forgiving of my unpredictable moods.(bi-polar) I hope you can find as much help and love as I have found here.
Keep in touch
Peace and hugs
Tina
PS: Definitely DON'T do the comb-over thing. teeheehee
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