former bed side nurse here on sick leave till the end of the month. I should start my new job away from patients with normal working hours on October 1st.
I feel drained, even though I eat and sleep well, the best I’ve slept in months, my circadian rhythm is that of a normal human being, I can cook, go shopping, I even play some hobbies now.
Nobody yells at me or makes passive aggressive or backhanded remarks for me to hear.
The 1st. of October is a week away and I don’t believe I’ll be a fully functioning human being by then, most probably I’ll ask for a 2 week sick leave extension.
what worked for you to go back to your normal self?
I feel like I need to say something about that.
Its partly true. Most of the time it is a systematic problem in bigger companies. Those are fact driven. So just running around ranting will mark you as the problem, even if you’re not really.
There are strategies how to sort feelings and thoughts, before going off. Thats something I learned in my career. Venting is important - but in a certain extend.
One thought that I have about colleagues that are pessimistic is: Be part of the solution, not the problem. Often easier said than done. But there is a lot of truth behind it.