It hasn’t been that much longer of a break for me (4 and a half day weekend), but new years doesn’t usually have me going to several dinners like Christmas or Thanksgiving and I actually got some really good rest, but I’m extremely upset at the idea of going back to work, it doesn’t help that I don’t like my job, but I’m too the point that I want to breakdown and/or quit. I’ve had similar experiences in school, and I’m curious to see if others have this or just me
Yes, things tend to become “too much” after a while, including work. Could be related to autism or ADHD, or neither.
Part of it is the environment and sensory overload, like grocery shopping. It might also be the wild thoughts shooting around in my head, of things to do, what could go wrong with them, what would happen then, what I know and don’t know. It’s hard for me to get into a new things that I didn’t choose, and that’s what many jobs are all about. Thus even finding a new job would add to the problem, not solve it.
My solution was, for a long time, to take advantage of the good IT pay of the 2000s and 2010s, then long periods of time off. But I missed out on the opportunity to save up for retirement at 50, and now it’ll be work until 70. My current job is 100 % remote, couldn’t sustain anything else.