Life Outside Work

Does anyone feel like they have no life outside of work?

i.e. no social life, no friends etc...

I have the week off work and I find that whenever I have time off work, all I think about is work and the stuff I could be doing. 

I find that I feel like I should make plans with people, but that when I do, others are always too busy to make time for me. 

I just spend all my time off in bed. 

Parents
  • You said that you feel like you should make plans with people, but you you WANT to?

  • I don't know? It's what people do when they've got free time?

  • I agree with others that you need to figure out what makes you happy and then plan those activities into your future time off. If I had a full week off and spent it in bed I'd feel depressed by the end of the week as I do need contact with others. I'm just about to relocate to a new area so am starting to contact volunteer places and am signing up for a number of sewing courses to help me to make friends that I'll be able to see at a weekend and when I'm off. I'm also planning on signing up for internet dating.

    An ideal week off for me is a day out with a friend (spa, shopping, theatre), the rest doing my own thing (sewing, watching tv etc) then at a weekend seeing the OH (when I find a new one) including possibly going on a bike ride and to the cinema.

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  • I agree with others that you need to figure out what makes you happy and then plan those activities into your future time off. If I had a full week off and spent it in bed I'd feel depressed by the end of the week as I do need contact with others. I'm just about to relocate to a new area so am starting to contact volunteer places and am signing up for a number of sewing courses to help me to make friends that I'll be able to see at a weekend and when I'm off. I'm also planning on signing up for internet dating.

    An ideal week off for me is a day out with a friend (spa, shopping, theatre), the rest doing my own thing (sewing, watching tv etc) then at a weekend seeing the OH (when I find a new one) including possibly going on a bike ride and to the cinema.

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