Mental Health

303abuser

i’m definitely itching to get out, but i generally feel pretty good. i do eat/sleep well, get tons of exercise, and can fall back on making music to keep myself happy and my mind engaged in something creative. i think that outlet really helps and i’m probably in the best shape of my life, wish i would’ve figured this stuff out 20 years ago.

Along_the_Wire

303abuser Exercising for me is stressful as I’m coached and the training plans are relentless and really hard - you only see the payback in races - there haven’t been many this year, most cancelled - had 6 races, top ten in all of them with a 3rd and a win in there. Work is properly stressful, so the two combined have not been kind to be honest.

303abuser

Along_the_Wire yeah that’s a problem, exercise should melt all that shit away and leave you so tired you can’t be pissed off at stuff that doesn’t really matter that much. i’m way more loose with my routine. 1-2 days a week i do something really hard (hill sprints, stairs, insanity, soccer), 2 or so moderate days (5-10 km runs), 2-3 light days (5-6 km walk with a dog), 1 day off.

i am pretty concerned about winter though. running at -15 the last couple of days has been rough and getting outside when it’s -20 or colder isn’t enjoyable.

Smallman1

Have just got back from a run.

Am on a glass of rouge a night, ramp things up on a Friday and Saturday.

Millsy

I always think I’m doing fine and then Dave, Smalls, Sean or Amps post another pair of their trabbs and I slip right back to my ‘bad place’

loopdokter

303abuser i am pretty concerned about winter though. running at -15 the last couple of days has been rough and getting outside when it’s -20 or colder isn’t enjoyable.

Remind me why again that you live in Edmonton? Haha. Fuck me.

We haven’t seen a dip below zero yet. It’s not quite Vancouver, but I’ll take Southern Ontario weather any day over that Alberta shit!

303abuser

i should add subbing weed in for alcohol has done wonders for me as well. drinking is great for social stuff, but the downside is just too much as i get older.

Mad_Cyril

Christian constantly working from home and not going anywhere is now making the working week feel like a constant groundhog day. Certainly been suffering from cabin fever and pretty worried that it is only going to get worse with clocks going back at the end of the month.

This exactly. All good when the family are home.

Bonkers really, you’d have thought wfh and being well laid for it would be the dream ticket!

Goes to show that there’s two sides to every coin

Dan

Lockdown? try being fucking married.

Dubman

Was really worried about having no work during lockdown for 3 months & people doing there own decorating I almost jacked it in. The only thing that kept me happy was being able to go out for a ride 3-4 times a week. I’ve now been completely snowed under since August and almost booked until Christmas. I can only get out once a week now for a ride but the new dog has really lifted my spirits on a daily basis.

Jules72

Really important for me is to actually go to work… I need the mobility of getting up and doing the commute, as well as the bants and camaraderie of the office (I enjoy my workplace so no problems there)… also have a new girlfriend which helps a lot. She has told me to not even talk about covid 😳 lol…. but she has a point - looking through the news is just too grim at the moment. Stay positive lads - exercise, see friends whatever way you can and eat well.

303abuser

staying off social media and just keeping caught up on the news once a week or so is also part of my routine. too much of that nonsense will drive you crazy.

SM001

303abuser Agreed. Twitter is like a cesspool.

SM001

Hursty Fair play, Hursty. Getting help isn’t easy and takes a certain amount of strength and courage. I’ve suffered with anxiety all of my adult life. This situation hasn’t helped obviously but being able to reach out to someone just to talk/vent is so important. Also exercise, sleep, nutrition and having some sort of creative outlet or “hobby” are vital.

Hursty

SM001 It’s definitely the hardest part and I, like most people waited until it was causing issues at home before reaching out.

Kells77

SM001 I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and general anxiety when I was in my late teens. It’s always an uphill battle. Totally agree with what SM’s said here….getting back into talk therapy during lockdown has really helped me, along with getting outdoors. My anxiety got worse for a while, and I had to increase my meds for it, but I’m finally starting to feel like I can ramp that back down again.

bosstrabs

Haven’t we already had one of these threads recently?

This isn’t a trabs thread where the more you have, the better.

Smallman1

What a lovely bedside manner you have Dave, all sympathy!

seanc80

Smallman you are the cause of most people’s mental health issues on here

bosstrabs

seanc80 Smallman you are the cause of most people’s mental health issues on here

This is actually a great point. Bumbling buffoons with a sunny disposition in the workplace, like Smallman no doubt is. Breezes into a Zoom meeting, stir-frying ideas in his mind-wok, the fact that he’s the only one with any enthusiasm at 8am grabs the CEO’s attention, who then lets him skip breezily off, the ‘ideas man’ has just delivered an extra 200 non-billable hours of work to someone else’s desk. The competent person who actually has to implement it thinks about strangling his already distended neck and leaving his prostrate torso jiggling and popping in a grotesquely comic death dance, but having had a loving upbringing thinks better of it and just tops himself.

Smallman1

I brighten up people’s lives Sean.

A burst of sunshine me!

zackster

bosstrabs Breezes into a Zoom meeting, stir-frying ideas in his mind-wok, the fact that he’s the only one with any enthusiasm at 8am grabs the CEO’s attention, who then lets him skip breezily off, the ‘ideas man’ has just delivered an extra 200 non-billable hours of work to someone else’s desk.

LOL!!!

loopdokter

bosstrabs This is actually a great point. Bumbling buffoons with a sunny disposition in the workplace, like Smallman no doubt is. Breezes into a Zoom meeting, stir-frying ideas in his mind-wok, the fact that he’s the only one with any enthusiasm at 8am grabs the CEO’s attention, who then lets him skip breezily off, the ‘ideas man’ has just delivered an extra 200 non-billable hours of work to someone else’s desk. The competent person who actually has to implement it thinks about strangling his already distended neck and leaving his prostrate torso jiggling and popping in a grotesquely comic death dance, but having had a loving upbringing thinks better of it and just tops himself.

I’m praising you for how well this was written. The content is a tad grim, but bravo nonetheless!

bosstrabs

bosstrabs This is actually a great point. Bumbling buffoons with a sunny disposition in the workplace, like Smallman no doubt is. Breezes into a Zoom meeting, stir-frying ideas in his mind-wok, the fact that he’s the only one with any enthusiasm at 8am grabs the CEO’s attention, who then lets him skip breezily off, the ‘ideas man’ has just delivered an extra 200 non-billable hours of work to someone else’s desk. The competent person who actually has to implement it thinks about strangling his already distended neck and leaving his prostrate torso jiggling and popping in a grotesquely comic death dance, but having had a loving upbringing thinks better of it and just tops himself.

Pleased with the upvote for this 2 years later. One of my favourite posts.

seanc80

Clattering from one reg to the next and causing every person within a mile radius to tear the skin completely off their face, on sight.

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