With respect to how I have been feeling lately and at times in the past, this article could not have been posted at a more apt time. It's almost a little creepy, that's how close it is for me.
Anywhooo, I could not agree more with literally everything you've said in this post. I find myself feeling the same way, almost on a perfect on/off cycle. I'll have a few good months, where I feel competent, sane and productive. Which seems to always be followed by some acute period of serious self-doubt, poor sleep, high stress and what I refer to as "voyeur syndrome" (i.e. negatively comparing oneself to others).
During this downtime, it seems my go to behaviour is to enter learn- & burn-mode. Where I try to overcome my feelings of inadequacy by trying to get better. Cramming as it were. Luckily, I tend to eventually come to something that catches my attention enough that it serves as an antacid for the situation. And the cycle reset.
All of this is a long-winded way of saying, well said, and I'm with you brother.
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With respect to how I have been feeling lately and at times in the past, this article could not have been posted at a more apt time. It's almost a little creepy, that's how close it is for me.
Anywhooo, I could not agree more with literally everything you've said in this post. I find myself feeling the same way, almost on a perfect on/off cycle. I'll have a few good months, where I feel competent, sane and productive. Which seems to always be followed by some acute period of serious self-doubt, poor sleep, high stress and what I refer to as "voyeur syndrome" (i.e. negatively comparing oneself to others).
During this downtime, it seems my go to behaviour is to enter learn- & burn-mode. Where I try to overcome my feelings of inadequacy by trying to get better. Cramming as it were. Luckily, I tend to eventually come to something that catches my attention enough that it serves as an antacid for the situation. And the cycle reset.
All of this is a long-winded way of saying, well said, and I'm with you brother.