I think I’m on the road to burning out.

I have been back in Canberra/Australia for almost 10 days now and I’ve already met four new guys (in person), had sex with two of them, broke one guy’s heart, completed and edited (several times) an 8,000 word document, resumed my new-year-fitness regime, signed up to the university’s gym and made a short trip to Sydney.

I’ve had a burst of energy and optimism since October last year. My research work has been progressing superbly well since then. Interestingly, my energy for life was simultaneously expanding and my social life rose to new heights.

But things really reached new levels in December. Since then, I’ve been working long days, travelling a lot, meeting lots of people and doing far too many “social” things. I’ve effectively been working hard and playing hard with very little rest in between.

I’m beginning to feel a little unsettled. A little off keel. Unbalanced. Somewhere inside I know things aren’t quite right anymore but I can’t quite stop yet. I have another week in Canberra, in the middle of which is a major Departmental presentation, and then almost three weeks in Sydney for Mardi Gras. It’s still all systems go, go, go…

But I need to book myself into rehab soon… need to tend to that inner warning bell…

Posted on February 8th, 2006 by jl
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