Feeling a loss of interest or pleasure in activities you once loved is known as anhedonia, a common symptom of burnout, stress, or depression. This state, often caused by changes in dopamine, chronic stress, or mental health struggles, can cause a lack of motivation. Reconnecting involves small steps, such as engaging in low-pressure, familiar activities.
But anhedonia often spoils the enjoyment of low-pressure, familiar activities.
What's more, the activities available are themselves often a source of burnout, stress, and depression. Case in point, alcohol consumption or TV/game binges can be a short-term source of relief but a long term contributor to a sense of isolation and despair.
I wish I could feature comments. As someone who is still going through burnout recovery, what you and @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world are saying are both true and important for people to realize.
The only thing I would like to add is that recovery can and will take a very long time, and people need to allow themselves patience and grace during this process.
Therapy helps, and even if you can’t afford it, ask your therapist of choice if they have a sliding scale rate. This is a rate they charge based on what you can afford. It doesn’t cost anything to at least ask.
Fish don't eat a lot of earthworms. They eat other aquatic animals. So, in the last panel, they'd more likely be eating the guy in the casket than a plate full of earthworms.
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starik@lemmy.zip · 97 pts · 111d
Feeling a loss of interest or pleasure in activities you once loved is known as anhedonia, a common symptom of burnout, stress, or depression. This state, often caused by changes in dopamine, chronic stress, or mental health struggles, can cause a lack of motivation. Reconnecting involves small steps, such as engaging in low-pressure, familiar activities.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 111d
But anhedonia often spoils the enjoyment of low-pressure, familiar activities.
What's more, the activities available are themselves often a source of burnout, stress, and depression. Case in point, alcohol consumption or TV/game binges can be a short-term source of relief but a long term contributor to a sense of isolation and despair.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 111d
I wish I could feature comments. As someone who is still going through burnout recovery, what you and @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world are saying are both true and important for people to realize.
The only thing I would like to add is that recovery can and will take a very long time, and people need to allow themselves patience and grace during this process.
Therapy helps, and even if you can’t afford it, ask your therapist of choice if they have a sliding scale rate. This is a rate they charge based on what you can afford. It doesn’t cost anything to at least ask.
BillyClark@piefed.social · 24 pts · 111d
Fish don't eat a lot of earthworms. They eat other aquatic animals. So, in the last panel, they'd more likely be eating the guy in the casket than a plate full of earthworms.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 111d
as someone who has worked in a pet store, this is accurate.
gampa, tastes better than the shit floating around.
village604@adultswim.fan · 2 pts · 110d
My aquarium confirms this. If a fish dies it's usually bones before I find it
FiskFisk33@startrek.website · 18 pts · 111d
Are you ok?
Maven@piefed.zip · 24 pts · 111d
I get that a lot.
avg@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 111d
Is anyone ok?
kylie_kraft@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 111d
nobody likes me, everybody hates me
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 111d
one of my favorite things about here is that we think the same jokes sometimes
null@lemmy.org · 9 pts · 111d
Get this fish some cocaine.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 111d
And some paper to write on
palordrolap@fedia.io · 4 pts · 111d
Whaddayamean ya don't like woims? Woims is life!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 111d
i just can't in a wormbased society
jaykrown@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 111d
you will eat ze bugs