I’ve been very stressed this year. Work feels very chaotic, my infant son is draining my free time and I’ve given up 80% of my personal time. I still keep a few hobbies to myself but my exercise, healthy eating and healthy sleeping habits are gone. I’m also not good at hiding my emotions, so people notice.
I’m not ashamed people notice, I feel like the stress is unavoidable and I just need to learn to deal with it as best as I can. But one thing that annoys me is the constant advice. “Take some time” they say.
Because gender roles have weakened and the economy has worsened, women are now expected to work, and my wife does, full-time. So she’s in the same boat as I am. Stressed as fuck, aging like a moldy raisin. We both look like shit, I’m not going to lie.
Why the fuck would going on a weekend getaway help us? Spend money to procrastinate our home chores? So come Monday, I’m not caught up on sleep, the house is a mess, and I’ve got all my same work problems?
I guess the argument is to “recharge your batteries” or something. That seems a bit presumptuous. Are all my stressors just in my head? Will a mental reframing will give me a new attitude and all the stress will dissipate? Hakuna Matata? Maybe. But I doubt it.