Taking a mental break?

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So how do you take a mental break if you dont have time to go on holiday etc. might sound like suicide now haha, but how can you just forget about everything for just one day, a whole 24 hours of just thinking nothing, I am sure there are many of us with over active minds and just get mentally exhausted to the point where sleep makes no difference, and I basically feel I am at my breaking point, frustrated and angry, and just need a break, and cant do anything about it. I'm not depressed, only somtimes which is normal, just wanna be happy, and feel the exhaustion and constant think about everything prevents many things for me, but also helps me with my job, win lose situation. Did I make sense?
 
Take leave, book a mini-holiday, turn off your phone and relax. That's what I did last year when I really needed the break from work and everything else.
If you have kids and a family, you might need to leave your phone on incase of emergencies but other then that, go for it.

I now take mini-holidays twice a year and it really does help.
 
One day?

Just don't go into work?

Two weeks back I told the company : I'm not going to lie to you ... I need a mental break for today else I'll crack.

They were cool with it and I did feel better the next day
 
Take a day off
Don't turn on PC/tablet etc
Sit and watch movies or better spring clean the house, garage or something. (boring stuff)
 
Saltex said:
So how do you take a mental break if you dont have time to go on holiday etc. might sound like suicide now haha, but how can you just forget about everything for just one day, a whole 24 hours of just thinking nothing, I am sure there are many of us with over active minds and just get mentally exhausted to the point where sleep makes no difference, and I basically feel I am at my breaking point, frustrated and angry, and just need a break, and cant do anything about it. I'm not depressed, only somtimes which is normal, just wanna be happy, and feel the exhaustion and constant think about everything prevents many things for me, but also helps me with my job, win lose situation. Did I make sense?
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Chemical intervention, go to your GP, tell him your story, ask for valiums, go home, switch on the tv, lie on the couch and watch national geographic shows. Seriousely a valium or two will give your mind and body a break.
 
I think I feel more like the OP than what you guys said about me being bipolar.

@wrathex, that **** works? I wouldn't mind drugging it up for the weekend
 
My mind takes a break every time I do strenuous exercise so for me its a couple of times a week.
 
Just do something like a hobby where you are totally focused on the task so that your mind does not wander to work issues.

Some guys on here have recommended meditating as well but I cant be still for that long.

They also say a change is as good as a holiday.
 
AcidRaZor said:
I think I feel more like the OP than what you guys said about me being bipolar.

@wrathex, that **** works? I wouldn't mind drugging it up for the weekend
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This, an ex of mine kept on telling me I was bipolar and that I fitted all symptoms, so what did I do out of love at the time to save the relationship (im over it btw)? I went to a psychiatrist and there she was like ya k seems you fit the symptoms and was put on zyprexa and lamictal, medication made me feel like my head was hollow and felt like a different person and wasn't comfortable with it. To which I soon realised I think many people just use bipolar as a scapegoat and feel they have an excuse now to blame their moods on.

But ya I need to keep my mind busy unfortunately else it starts wondering, and this why I am mentally exhausted I think, because I cannot sit down for half an hour doing nothing, I get very frustrated and agitated, some times to the point aggressive, but verbally, I don't have it in me to physically hurt someone. I find it hard to just sit down and relax, because I have this thing in my head that I don't want to do things that are pointless and that I can't learn something from, so every time I do something it needs to be constructive and something I can benefit from, cause i have this thing where I think life is to short for time to be wasted. Like I will not a watch a movie or series or anything of that matter if I feel can't learn anything from it, because how often do we watch something or read something and just forget about? So I see it as pointless, why must i watch it, read it or do it if I am not going to remember what even happens In Season 4 EP5 of whatever series, its there to kill time and help you feel in your own world for those 40 min.

So every time I will watch something it has to be something I can gain knowledge from.
 
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AcidRaZor said:
I think I feel more like the OP than what you guys said about me being bipolar.

@wrathex, that **** works? I wouldn't mind drugging it up for the weekend
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Yes, but it is addictive if used too frequently, I do not abuse it.
I use it when I need to only.

I used to relax my body (which can get stiff from steroids), and I sometimes use it for sleeplessness and sometimes for anxiety.

Will relax mind and body, make drowsy/sleepy.

Read more about Valium:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/109779-effects-valium-body/
 
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