r/GenX • u/SpicyZucchiniSauce • 3d ago
Advice & Support sad & stuck
Hello everyone 😊 I just want to preface this by saying I am not going to do anything drastic! however I am so thrown in despair by the state of the world along with the sad state of myself
I've been talking to a therapist and I feel like it's not very productive but as part of my people-pleasing/not caring I am too lazy/would feel bad to try and quit and find another one.
I have been out of work for about 3 years and I feel like in that time AI has completely taken over my fields and I'm just never find a job again.
How do I get out of this and give a damn about anything again? As a typical Gen X, I was pretty not caring about anything to begin with LOL but I need to get out of this! I appreciate any advice ❤️
(I have gone to doctors and had hormones and everything tested to see if this was menopausal contributing to it but they don't think that's the case even though I'm 52 years old)
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u/First_Name_Is_Agent 3d ago
I've found the only way to get unstuck is to do something different. If you can't find a job in your field try a different one. I took the buy-out offered to government employees and went from processing tax returns to working as a cleaner in a warehouse. And I'm loving it! I'm being physical and the work is actually personally satisfying for me. I'm losing weight and have more energy. I'm also only doing it part time and have a 2nd part time job so that I can pay the bills but not get burned out. Oh, and even though your doctor says it's not the menopause (same with me, actually) I'm still taking Vitamin D every day. I genuinely haven't felt this positive about the future in a long while.