Hi all, I'm middle-aged and currently waiting for "formal" evaluation (hopefully in the next couple of months).
I've had a rollercoaster couple of years battling work stress, leading to a massive burnout in Autumn 2017, and then finding so much in common with other people on the AS via Twitter and my blog. However, as of 2 months ago I've totally withdrawn from social media, mainly because of the unnecessary unpleasantness on Twitter. I also deleted my blog, having realised that a) I was using it to work through my own issues and b) hardly anyone was reading it. I might creep back quietly onto Twitter to pick up on a handful of friendships.
I miss the mutual support and validation I got from other AS people on Twitter though, and thought I'd see if I can make friends & find things in common with people here.
My belief is that the effort I was expending in masking nearly killed me, and hence my new approach is to mask as little as I can get away with & be wary of it creeping back up on me.
01 Jan 2019, 6:36 am
