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It sounds like you're depressed. Apathy or lack of interest in things is a common trait of depression. Start cooking again, get back into exercising. They may
by rl3 8y ago
It sounds like you're depressed. Apathy or lack of interest in things is a common trait of depression.
Start cooking again, get back into exercising. They may seem pointless to you right now, but their purpose is twofold:
1) Your mental health is connected to your physical health. Maintaining good physical health is a way to bootstrap your mental health.
2) Doing so will constitute a series of small wins. Small wins serve as a sense of accomplishment that tend to self-reinforce, which will only motivate you further.
Beyond that, try to pinpoint the source of your unhappiness and take measures to negate it such that you're happy. The reason I say "negate" and not "fix" is because reality sometimes doesn't allow you to immediately fix things, only to negate them.
Going by your post, it seems you have a lot of dissatisfaction with your career and are possibly experiencing burnout, or perhaps simply boredom.
Some people view work as a means to an end and compartment it as such, with all the suck it entails. Others seek fulfillment in part via their work, and as such let work have a high impact upon their emotional well-being. There's no right or wrong answer here as to what approach is better, only what's better for you given your current constraints and situation.
Start being social again, find a hobby you enjoy, anything really to break the cycle you're in. Small wins build upon each other.
If you square away your personal life, you'll be in a much better position to introspect and improve your professional life. The converse might be true, but you definitely have far more control over the former.