Vacations

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I've been working at the same company for 4 years, I've only taken sick days, mental health days. Averaging 3-4 per year. I have 15 or so vacation days every year, I've yet to be able to take a vacation. I'm at a point where I desperately need a vacation or to quit my job. I am just struggling with the idea that I am not comfortable with taking a vacation, I don't have any idea what to do with that type of time. When I'm not working during the weekends I end up spending much of my time in bed. I have a feeling if I were to take a week off all that would occur would be me staying in my bed and not much else. I'm not especially comfortable with change, so even the idea of a vacation is anxiety ridden. I would benefit from getting away from a stressful job. I'm just trying to figure out what to do with the time that a vacation would bring.

I'd like to visit friends from college, however, I don't think I would be able to deal with a 5 hour airplane ride or any for that matter. I'd drive but last time I drove from the east coast of the US to the west coast it took me 3+ days one way. And that was with my mother and back in 2005. I'm not sure I'd be wise to have 6 to 7 days of driving to visit someone for a few days. Especially as that much driving would probably be exhausting. I haven't been on an airplane for 5 or so years, I don't mind flying I do mind the TSA, and all the BS surrounding flying on a commercial airline.

My last vacation was in 2001. I took off for four days, Friday-Monday, to help someone move to a new house.

It's really OK to stay in bed as long as you like--it's your vacation. Instead of a stress-inducing trip somewhere, you might consciously choose to spend the time at home catching up on all the things that fall behind because you're always working. Clean the garage, do errands, get caught up on your reading, whatever. It's called a "staycation".

The best vacation I ever had was to spend a week visiting friends in college working on their PhD and hanging around the math department.

Staying in bed as much as it sounds appealing to me at the moment, I've experienced a period in my life where I really was in bed most of every day for almost a year. Otherwise I think the whole staying in bed and relaxing thing is great. I just have a feeling that if I did that for a week I would likely find myself with very little desire to go back to a job.

explore a new hobby??

Today is day 10 of a 10 day vacation from work, and like always when I take holiday's I'm afraid to return to work.

What happened while I was gone? What did they say about me behind my back? Do they really want me back? What if I go back tomorrow and find out that they were better off without me?

I like holidays, going to the beach, bike riding with the kids, going to movies, spending time with family. It is really scary contemplating returning to work though!

I don't think driving is a bad idea. I semi-frequently drive 14 hours to Ohio to see my grandma for a single day, and half the time I take my kid with me and drive at night so he can sleep all the way. Yes it's exhausting, but it's worth it to see people if it really matters to you, especially if you can't fly. Just my take.

Do some basic activities. Or do a compromise of sleeping long about 10 hours but then have a nice breakfast.

I live in Michigan, so if I did a low stress vacation I might do something like driving to Lake Michigan and maybe ride the car ferry to Wisconsin. Or go the other way and visit Canada even if I didn't go much farther than Windsor.

Or tour some wineries or beer microbreweries. Or visit some museums and art galleries. Maybe see a concert. Then induldge by staying the night in a nice comfortable hotel room.

Another possibility would be to get in relaxation but also use the time to research other job options if you think you're facing burnout and fatigue.

i like to take breaks in between
without breaks i breakdown