[dirtybirdnj]

I tried working at a commercial pizza kitchen for about six months. I loved the creative cooking aspect of it. I hated the monotonous, thankless backbreaking work.

At the end of the week I lost all my time, and I had hardly enough money to pay the bills let alone disposable income. It was a net negative on my wallet and it was physically destructive to me, I was sore and worn out and that was a huge motivator to finally quit (getting a job offer helped).

I just want people to understand that the whole "take a break" thing is an incredible luxury not everybody can do. I don't have a job yet every day is stressful not knowing how I will solve the problems of tomorrow. Even if I do things to try to get my mind off it, those problems still exist when I return and often are worse because I ignored them to focus on myself.

> collect your emotions and thoughts and when you feel better level up to a new job.

I burned out a few years ago and while I am trying to recover I am starting to wonder if I ever will

[farmerstan]

I didn’t mean an extended break. I meant a break like a long weekend where you try not to think about it. Bra does like that at help clear your mind if possible.

The biggest things is stop feeling like a failure. That causes a negative feedback loop that will continue a pattern of bad decisions making. Forgive yourself and Clear your head.

[dirtybirdnj]

I agree with everything in your original post. Its like riding a bicycle you can't grip the handlebars too hard or you negatively impact your ability to steer properly.

Cultivating forgiveness and empathy for myself is a lifelong journey. It's really hard but positive comments from people like yourself helps a lot. Thank you.