I can’t comment on alcohol use, but on recuperative activity:
Different types of “burnt out” suggest different remedies.
If you just spent 8 hours sitting at a desk, you might get a bump from a game of tennis, or a long walk. If you just spent 8 hours on your feet, that game of tennis might not help.
If you just spent 8 hours alone, then socialize. If you were dealing with customers and coworkers and crowds nonstop, maybe do something alone.
Anecdote: When I lived in college dorms (4 people in 2 bunk beds in a unit), my idea of heaven was sitting alone in a quiet empty room. The desire evaporated as soon as I moved out.
Sometimes people match to the wrong class of remedies: If you’re angry (a negative, high-arousal state), you might not want to go out with friends (social activity = further arousal). If you’re lethargic and depressed (negative, low-arousal), the long hot bath might makes things worse (hot bath = low arousal).
I may try that, thanks. I hate the idea, that is why I don’t talk at work either and consider it a victory when I did not open my mouth, but it still may be necessary. I mean, I gave up the notion of having one single “indivisible” “I” long ago. While one part of me hates it, it may be very beneficial for the other parts.
I can’t comment on alcohol use, but on recuperative activity:
Different types of “burnt out” suggest different remedies.
If you just spent 8 hours sitting at a desk, you might get a bump from a game of tennis, or a long walk. If you just spent 8 hours on your feet, that game of tennis might not help.
If you just spent 8 hours alone, then socialize. If you were dealing with customers and coworkers and crowds nonstop, maybe do something alone.
Anecdote: When I lived in college dorms (4 people in 2 bunk beds in a unit), my idea of heaven was sitting alone in a quiet empty room. The desire evaporated as soon as I moved out.
Sometimes people match to the wrong class of remedies: If you’re angry (a negative, high-arousal state), you might not want to go out with friends (social activity = further arousal). If you’re lethargic and depressed (negative, low-arousal), the long hot bath might makes things worse (hot bath = low arousal).
I may try that, thanks. I hate the idea, that is why I don’t talk at work either and consider it a victory when I did not open my mouth, but it still may be necessary. I mean, I gave up the notion of having one single “indivisible” “I” long ago. While one part of me hates it, it may be very beneficial for the other parts.