Hello

[Lux]

Hello Luke

I’m a newbie too. Just joined. I also work in he heritage sector and although it’s lovely it is also underpaid and over worked and so much is expected from us. We are somewhere other people go to have a nice day and to get away from their their own problems!

I too push things down and down and then every 6 months have a week of not being able to stop crying and I make loads of plans to make myself better but prob just end up pushing down again. I have always felt little connection or enjoyment in life and if there was a get out button I’d press it!

I am crap at knowing when I’m gonna tip over and wandered if you ever start to see the cracks early on?

Nice to chat
sally

Hi Sally
I couldn't agree more! I love where I work but in many ways it also feels like the worst place for me sometimes, as I'm either having to plaster on a smile for the general public or I'm alone with my thoughts when the building is quiet. I think I tend to move in cycles like that as well, it's hard to say really. This week at work has been particularly hard for me as it was the first week back after a couple of weeks off work and each day has just felt harder than the last with today just feeling like a confusing nightmare though you probably wouldn't have known it to look at me. Re the button, funny you should say that, I used almost the exact same expression talking with my councillor this week.

Yeah I'd say I can see the cracks forming, not that there's a damn thing I can do about it...

Thanks for sharing,
L