{"id":1581,"date":"2021-05-10T15:43:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/makeyourrelationshipwork\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2021-05-10T15:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:43:53","slug":"signs-youre-severely-overworked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/makeyourrelationshipwork\/2021\/05\/signs-youre-severely-overworked.html","title":{"rendered":"Signs You\u2019re Severely Overworked"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In these troubled COVID times, a man must do everything he can to keep his job lest he end up just another depressing statistic\/exemplary member of a vibrant homeless community. According to a recent TimelyMD<\/a> survey regarding the impact of COVID-19, that\u00a0an overwhelming majority of men are experiencing increased stress and\/or anxiety during COVID-19<\/strong>. Given how high the stakes are, it can be tempting to work your face off an effort to stay at the top of your boss\u2019s do-not-fire list. When you wake up under your desk at 3 AM covered in highlighter fluid, though, it\u2019s time to reassess your priorities; things have taken a bad turn. Sound familiar? Check our checklist to find out if it\u2019s time for a vacation.<\/p>\n

You dream about your boss.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You know the dream. The one where you\u2019re in the shower, and suddenly your boss shows up and demands a rewrite of the report you submitted weeks ago. You flip out and reach for the nearest towel, but he (or, if you\u2019re lucky, she) takes no notice of the awkwardness of the situation and instead berates you for not using Times New Roman. Unless this dream turns into a hot fantasy involving soap on a rope and domination by a woman in a power position, you\u2019re in desperate territory. When even sleep isn\u2019t safe anymore, it\u2019s time to take a break.<\/p>\n

Portions of your face twitch uncontrollably.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Once your friends start mistaking you for a stroke victim, you need to face the fact that you\u2019ve been logging a few too many hours under the glowing light of the office fluorescents. At this point, your only options are to spend a week \u201cworking from home\u201d or check yourself into a rehab facility, and until the 12 steps are covered by your crappy healthcare plan, it looks like you\u2019re in for five days of reality TV and mid-morning naps.<\/p>\n

People have started to comment on your paper coffee-cup fortress.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Art is a valuable pursuit, but not when it\u2019s made out of moldy sandwich wrappers and taking over your workspace. It doesn\u2019t matter how many extra projects you complete ahead of schedule if you become the office hoarder by working so hard you\u2019re unable to dispose of your trash in a timely and civilized manner. Sure, every once in a while it\u2019s fun and healthy to work out your mental roadblocks with a little pencil architecture or stapler<\/p>\n

Every conversation you have begins and ends with \u201cat the office\u201d or \u201cwhile I was at work\u201d.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Just like nobody wants to talk to the guy who can\u2019t complete a sentence without mentioning his\u00a0Warcraft avatar<\/a>, the always-talking-about-work dude becomes the no-longer-has-friends dude faster than you can say \u201cavatar\u201d. If your dinner companion\u2019s eyes glaze over every time you open your mouth, then you\u2019re well on your way to becoming a one-trick pony who is likely to find himself the proud owner of the loneliest fantasy football league.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re more turned on by pivot tables than by the Pussycat Dolls.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes, we know. It is super awesome when equations update themselves at alarming speeds, especially when it leads to a pat on the back from the boss and the possibility of a raise when the economy rebounds in 2021. But there is no excuse for letting work take the place of more earthly pleasures, even if it seems like The Most Important Thing Ever right now. Excel will never love you back the way you want it to, and it gets mad insecure when you dabble in Open Office. You don\u2019t need that kind of stress in your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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