Once again, I'm emotionally exhausted. I am in the first month of a new job. There has been serious friction between the wife and kids (particularly with my teenage daughter) such that I have to put up with yelling etc and have to be the disciplinarian which has caused me to become enraged as well. Then also, I have been waylaid by a series of weekend obligatory family events. These are pleasant in a way but certainly do not help me to relax. Furthermore, its a rather tough time of year financially with school starting and the stream of associated costs.
I have become quite out of sorts as a result. The smallest thing upsets me. At times its agony to respond to simple greetings or questions.
As always I find a sense of relief in announcing these times on Wrong Planet. I somehow feel better afterwards and I turn a corner. In the process I always remind myself that its ok to want to hide for a while. In my case this means lots of online gaming and (when I get the chance), kayak fishing.
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