Deep In The Forrest

You know why I sometimes prefer to hide in the fluffy comfort of "Blogville"? Because here, you can express yourself, your thoughts, let people know what's on your mind and most of the time I feel accepted "as is". Whereas maybe in daily (real) life, here at home or in public I just feel like ripping people's faces off sometimes... I should not have to feel guilty for having strong feelings or emotions, and I should feel comfortable to express myself whenever I want to without always feeling like I've done or said too much, or that I have made someone dissatisfied or gotten on their last nerve. One might ask, "Why are you always blogging?" My answer... "Because there, I can smile for free." Sometimes I just want to say "Go To Hell".

I've been thinking a lot about those feelings I've had lately of needing to get away from it all, and feeling like a recluse half the time; wishing I had some secret spot to go where I could just be chilled out with my thoughts... Lately, just about everything has been getting on my nerves or draining me of all my physical and emotional energy. I'm seriously starting to wonder, am I officially " Burned Out "? So, I googled "Burned Out" and found numerous pages describing the symptoms of it, and comparisons between Stress and just being Burned Out... I couldn't tell for sure, so I took the blogthings quiz... It tells me: You Are 93% Burned Out You are extremely burned out. You work too hard, and you're not getting the results you deserve. It's time for a life change, as soon as you can manage it. You're giving away most of your energy to something you don't even enjoy. Are You Burned Out? Anyway, what can you truly do when you are tra...