Times when you completely shut down for a week for no fucking reason

[recursivelyenumerable]

how exactly do I explain to everyone that no I didn't get anything done that I should have this week because uh I dunno I just suddenly reverted to being a lump of completely ineffective protoplasm for no reason whatsoever

and how do I stop it from happening again? this is something that has periodically happened to me all my life, usually at the worst possible times. I say "happened to me" but of course it's my fault and my responsibility, but it really does subjectively feel that way.

[Shaka Khan]

I'm in a similar period, complete shut down for the past two weeks. But I know the cause, and it DISGUSTS ME.

I've got 3 more weeks before my vacation ends, so whenever you find a solution pass it on.

[pilonv1]

Can relate to this, had a pretty shitty week at work, mainly just one fuck up thanks to me not thinking. Ended up doing nothing for most of the week as a result. Going to take a week off in a fortnight to clear my head.

[Barry Egan]

I've been in a similar thing but for 3 years.

[Positive Touch]

Celexa, Lexapro, Cipralex, Paxil, Seroxat, Prozac, Luvox, Zoloft, Lustral, etc

[lennedsay]

Just tell them the truth - that you had a bad case of the fuckits.

I usually warn people beforehand if I feel them coming on so I can't be held accountable.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Take a few days off work.  I have a four day weekend coming up next weekend.

[StealthFan]

Become gloriously unemployed and you can experience this everyday! I've been going on for about...10 months now. My situation prior was getting kind of bad and my and job was putting me in such a terrible place mentally though.

[Bebpo]

I get this sometimes.  Usually caused by distractions.  Wish I could unplug the internet some days, but I sort of need it for work.

[Positive Touch]

Just tell them the truth - that you had a bad case of the fuckits.

I usually warn people beforehand if I feel them coming on so I can't be held accountable.

ive had this my whole life and it really seems to piss other people off

[chronovore]

You probably get it worse than other people, and those other people assume "oh, I know what that's like but i always struggle through it." Like people who get sad, and think they know what it's like to be depressed.

[blame space]

[Van Cruncheon]

eh, it happens. i have occasional weeks of fuckitallitis, but i usually plead some dumb excuse. i just roll with it and try not to stress overmuch. anhedonic fugues :-(

[Verdigris Murder]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia

I love stuff like this, and the revision history is also amazing in seeing the utter petty bitchiness that all sciences seem to break down into.

[recursivelyenumerable]

The "hedonic" part is appropriate as, uh, this may sound weird but I normally get some kind of pleasurable high from programming work, even when it's also painful and infuriating and frustrating. If the "high" isn't there I have trouble getting myself to do anything. I guess I'm just still spoiled and have never learned to deal with it like a grownup.

Another thing I've noticed is that if I don't apply myself to my own projects during the weekend I probably won't apply myself very well to work during the week either. And vice versa, if I'm not happy at work I'm not going to be very effective in my personal life and hobbies either. So I can fall into a death spiral, though I think I've managed to pull out of it this time, we'll see.

[Verdigris Murder]

I think you only really become a grown up when you realise that maybe the world is a slow moving clamp, with every year it tightening the grip on life.

[recursivelyenumerable]

I have pretty much the exact same general outlook on life that I did when I was 17 tbh (I'm 30 now). I mean I'm sure I've gradually changed over time but I don't feel any different in general

[lordmaji]

Just tell them the truth - that you had a bad case of the fuckits.

I usually warn people beforehand if I feel them coming on so I can't be held accountable.

I've been getting better at this also. It does help a lot when you let people know whats up, so they aren't going wtf is your problem.

[drew]

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