Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Complacent

Each day I feel like I'm just running on auto pilot.  I smile at appropriate times, I do my job as I should, sometimes going above my pay grade to help out those who have helped me in the past.  I just don't go outside my safety bubble.  I don't put myself out there in any social way.  I feel very detached.  Like an hourglass slowly running out of sand.   

I know what you're thinking, "Oh god he's suicidal" or "He's depressed".  I wouldn't say I'm suicidal as I would have to hate myself more than I actually do to actually get to that point of hurting msyelf.  Having been to that point at one time in my life, I know I am not there.  Yes I'm depressed, but to be honest, I don't think it is the contributing factor to feeling as I do.  I think it is a symptom.

I have worked at the same company (a hospital) for seven years, but I have had probably close to seven jobs in that same time while working here.  I get to the point where I feel like I have capped out on learning in that field and get bored so look for something else to do to keep me busy and learning.  I have to keep my brain stimulated and my hands busy or I get complacent and boredom sets in.  When that happens my work ethic suffers.  This can relate to my personal life as well and unfortunately, I have getting in both personal and professional lives currently.  Something needs to change, I know this.  I'm just scared because of what I would need to do to change it.  

I graduate with my Associates Degree in Applied Science at the end of June.  I'm 28 and finally getting a degree.  That's pretty pathetic.  It's not even in what I've been doing professionally for the past 7 years.  It has nothing to do with healthcare.   I'm pretty much a grease monkey and I have no applicable work experience in the field so the likelihood of actually finding a job where they treat their workers well and keep them safe is slim.  Not to mention to find a job in the area that I'm specializing in I will have to move out of state and with no safety net available. Not much I can do about that now.  Oh well.

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