Thanks for sticking with me. 💙I hope you're all doing well. James is still here playing Prance Prance Revolution. He'll go back to his channel eventually. 😂
Yeah, burnout can be a serious problem. Take some time for yourself, Blocko, and get some rest. Please remember to always wear your seatbelt, keep on thinking, and as I'll say... Keep on Patrolling.
I've experienced a lot of burnout, being a student, all the stress about tests, exams, and big projects can be really bad. I recall one recent time, and I mean really recent, like in December recent, the night before a big math test, I had a huge breakdown of stress and anxiety, and got almost no sleep over it, it was so bad I actually felt my vanes pulsing. My eyes were bloodshot red in the morning. I was absolutely miserable during the day, especially during math class, it was horrible. I had a really bad 2021, a lot of family members died, so I was already going through greaving, and in addition the stress and anxiety of school. It was really bad.
I hope things are going better for you. if not now, it'll eventually be. when you are at rock bottom, the only way left is up. I truly wish you all the best dude, from across the world.
Dang felt that on a personal level...No pressure Blocko! We've been patiently waiting for this vid and will continually be patient for the rest💖 Nice collab with James btw
No need to apologize for the lack of videos… It’s OK to get burnt out sometimes, Just please please please make sure you’re taking really good care of yourself and taking time for yourself. It’s important to have time for yourself and not overdo things. Anyways, I hope you’re doing well and staying as safe as you possibly can :-) also, two of my favorite UA-camrs doing a video together is just the best thing ever!! It was my senior year of high school and I had several assignments on the same day and my English teacher told us that if we didn’t do all of our assignments the night before she would flunk us immediately, so I had absolutely no choice but to pull an all nighter. The next day I was so so very burnt out that I literally felt sick all School day, but I couldn’t go home because no one believed me and hold me just to tough it out… I felt so sick that it even just hurt to stand up and walk. That night when I got home from school I would not eat anything and I barely got any sleep that night.
i get that a lot actually. I'm studying film production and draw in my free time and have been at the brink of giving up by not having any motivation to continue several times already. Now i'm applying for a "forced internship" by my university and one recruiter wants especially passionate artists, a common trap set by companies to suck individuals out of any passion they have and work them to the bone, so be careful about that y'all
I've experienced it sometimes, one time it got so bad that I questioned my whole existence like "do I even matter?" Or "Why am I here?" Then I stopped and continued to be great and at that day I know now what's it like to be depressed, have y'all experienced it too? If y'all did here's a message: "don't believe I the bad thoughts you already have seen the bad thoughts look at the good thoughts, don't listen to the depression listen to the hope.
Thank you I didn't think about it but I'm completely burnt out. This making me realize this makes me feel a little better atleast. More of just being human instead of a failure.
Rest well, my dude, make sure you don’t burn the candle on both ends. Don’t work yourself if you don’t feel happy with what you have, and if it means you have to space stuff out a bit more, or even take a break, then please do. Rest well, dude, and take care of yourself. And, if this does help, here’s a few tips I’ve learned for myself while being a college student. Number one: set your hours. For example, I don’t start working until after 9 am, so I know my brain is at the best peak, and keep working til dinner. If you set strict times for yourself, when you work and when you don’t, you feel better because then instead of working until you can’t, you work until the time is up. Find the best times for you, and work with those. Number two, napping. Naps can be some of the best things to do when you’re on your hourly lunch break. Even taking some time just to lay down and close your eyes helps; it helps your brain process what you’ve done and what you need to do, and leaves you feeling more refreshed. And number three, buffers. We all hate it when we wanna do something, but feel there isn’t enough time in the day. How I cope is by starting on it early; it leaves me more time to stick with my rest schedule, and I have more wiggle room, so I’m less likely to leave work feeling I didn’t get enough done.
Perfect timing. I think I've been going through mild burnout these few days, and I've learned that it indeed can take a long time to recover from, not just a weekend of rest. I've been having a negative outlook and little to no motivation toward work. But resting and taking time for the things I enjoy or help me relax has helped.
Dude its ok as long as you are fine and make content with the same enthusiasm and energy as before plz take your time. Also its good to have you back. GL
Yes, I'm experiencing burnout and I didn't knew about it, I had to go to therapy as I was often more depressed and wasn't aware why. Just recognizing it was burnout helped a lot, taking the load of helps a ton
We've been in a constant state of burnout since some time in 2020, and we haven't had a job since our mom told our newspaper distributor - without telling us - that we quit. We had to find out when we started asking where the papers we had to deliver were… And we were 20 at the time. We're now 35, turning 36 in the summer. So burnout isn't exclusive to working. Maybe we're just depressed…? We dunno… It seems more like burnout to us…
I’m a medical student and I’m so burnt out from studying for exams, I lost all my muscles from 1.5 years of gym and I’ve got purple stretch marks from gaining so much fat so quickly. I’m also struggling to remember things and I feel no pleasure from life besides from eating or sleeping. Its sad, but I have two weeks left before I finish this exam.
I find that the longer I stay with one job, the lower the bar gets for burnout. As time goes on, it takes less to burn me out, until eventually I just can't find any energy to put into the job at all. How long that takes depends on how much I liked the job when I first started, but even if I originally enjoyed it a lot that joy always gets sucked out of me. Right now I have an amazing boss who is very flexible with me and always prioritizes my needs above the job itself, but I still feel like I'm just going through the motions so that I can pay the next round of bills.
I can’t even imagine what sonic team and co went through developing sonic 3 it was only a few weeks before a November deadline for whatever the game was still a unfinished glitchy mess and the game was going to come out in just 5 MONTHS
I work in ministry, and in doing that, it might as well be 24 hour workday. You’re always on call, there’s always somebody that needs you, and there’s always some sort of work to be done around the church. Honestly it was just coming clean with those that were around me and other leaders and letting them know where my head was at, thankfully obviously for where I’m at people are very understanding and care. After taking about a week off, I came back completely refreshed and ready to go, sometimes that’s all it really is, taking a step back!
James: Burnout can cause feeling Emotionally drained, unable to cope, frustration, numbness, negativity, unable to concentrate and lack of creativity Me: So that mean that Can I...? College: Nop
Hope you're doing okay, mate. Burnout can be a horrible thing, and I'm glad i've seen this video today, of all days. I'm currently experiencing burnout from a full time job and running a UA-cam channel. It can be difficult sometimes with 2 separate demands from 2 sets of people. I go back to work tomorrow as I've just been feeling terrible since Thursday and getting ill as well as losing all the positive thinking from then until today. It's included a complete loss of energy, headaches and just aches and pains overall from working on things constantly with no proper "me time" and it kinda sucks. However, I'm going to start the new day tomorrow and think positively again. I'm not sure what made me lose my "mojo" shall we say, but it's not something I want to happen again.
I'm a Chef in a busy pub, I left in 2019 and went back in 2021 and I've realised how unhealthy working in Hospitality is. It doesn't do me any favours mentally or physically and I feel like I have nothing to look forward to anymore. Late finishes also means I don't see my partner as much as I'd like (although we live together) and getting a regular routine is almost impossible. I've take up studying to get out of hospitality in the long term so I can have a career I enjoy & in the short time I try to go to the Gym and spend time with loved ones if I have the energy left. Your own personal health is THE single most important thing and I 100% agree with everything in this video! I totally understand taking time out to recharge & it's cool take James was on here too! Take it easy guys a high pressure job such as hospitality will not miss you if you leave.
I get it a lot but spread out across my different interests/commitments. School was just one big burn out lol. But how I structure my workflow now is I have my craft and sewing work in a spare room, and my computer in my bedroom. I game and design on the computer in my bedroom and when I begin to feel burn out I switch to the spare room and focus on my physical craft and vise versa. This works to not get sick of my surroundings or my projects. I’m trying to get into UA-cam but I felt really self conscious over my looks and I couldn’t stand to look at myself through the editing process. I messaged some friends and instead of immediately unleashing my vid onto the world immediately I’m going to send it to them, which is alot less daunting and I know they’ll be honest with me before I set it free. Tbh I haven’t touched the project since but hopefully I’ll edit it more soon and have the motivation to get it out there
First, we can tell you aren’t well. You sound tired and may need a break. We will completely understand and please don’t push yourself too hard. We support you 100%. Not just you Blocko, but your creator and team as well. Get well soon. 💙
This video couldn’t be timed better. Please take care of yourself because it’s been 4 years since I fell in my burn out and the recovery has been a very slow but steady progress. Don’t take up the workload to fast or you’ll land right back in. Thank you for this video and reminding me to take a little bit of care of myself. Stay strong and rest some bit!
I know I'm late but I would like to share my experience with burnout. I was a highschooler in my sophomore year, I had everything, great friends, decent looks, good grades, and I was (somewhat) well mentally...or at least I felt I was. I was doing alot of stuff this year specifically for JROTC. I never got time to just mellow out or just have me time, I was always busy and never really realized what was happening to me mentally. I didn't notice something was wrong until I started to feel more tired and sad. I thought I was just getting sick and moved on with it, however the next week I felt terrible, feeling like I was just something that didn't belong on the face of the earth. I felt like a burden to everyone around me and that I was dragging everyone down with me. My best friend at the time noticed and started talking to me, but I started getting toxic to her. She would worry so much for me and yet I would treat her like trash, but she stuck with me until I finally snapped. Two suicide attempts later after a verbal agreement that was painful for both of us we stopped being friends. My grades dropped, I started to drift away from my friends and I started to gain weight. Then covid hit and that didn't help my weight, however it did help me with my mind. I came to the conclusion that this happened because I was always working and not taking time for myself. I got help from a therapist and talked to my parents about it, and my Junior year starts for highschool and I feel alot better but still bad. Then senior year comes around and I am fully free from the shackles of depression and suicidal thoughts. I was not in shape but I started to work out and adjust my dietary habits, and I am still loosing weight and getting more athletic. I have friends again as well, some old friends but alot of new friends. My former best friend (who was now my Battalion Commander) and I (Battalion Sergeant Major) fixed the mess that I made together and agreed that pettiness would not help our Battalion. And now we work together and are in the process of slowly rebuilding our friendship. Today as of writing this I am 2 months away from graduating highschool and enlisting into the United States Army. Burnout made me have a new outlook on life, a much clearer one. Moral of the story: Take time for yourself, don't over exceed your personal limits.
Burnouts are common sorta and I see it sometimes in my father and seeing it feels bad cuz many times I don’t know how to help him. So , thanks for these great advices . And today is my birthday 🎉 so it gift from you and UA-cam
i've been stuck in burnout for over 1 year and it's just getting worse with every day sadly. I went from the fastest student in my class to being the one that turned in homework the last every time. I wish talking to the teachers would help but after like 1000 attempts i have given up, this year i dig my grave and say goodbye to this abusive industry i wish good luck to everyone who is also stuck in burnout with no way out.
Hi blocko its ok ur not uploading im still proud of you i sometimes get that and i dont want to do anything in one whole week please be well soon :) I love you blocko and im just a teen boy love the vids please do stuff that your passionate love you so so much please have a happy new year
I find that loss in motivation is a lot like back pain, in some cases you sort of just need to push through it while making sure you are not pushing in such a way or intensity that you end up making it worse, in those cases it may be just the ups and downs of life and hopefully they will eventually sort themselves out. however in some cases the act of pushing through it will in itself make it worse and will eventually lead to burnout if that is the cases (ideally before burnout) you take some time evaluate what you are doing in your worklife. A lot of people have the subconscious misconceptions that things like procrastination, loss of motivation, fatigue and/or stress exist in a vacuum and just happen but that's usually not the case, this things are caused by you feeling something and can generally only get overcome by addressing and tackling them
I'm not an expert but I have experienced burnout far more times in my life then I should given how young I am and in past the limited amount of obligations I had, having a toxic work ethic is something that you at some point need to change or overcome
as a young social worker who just got in to her field I've already experienced it, i was working health care during the first wave of Covid-19 and it sucked i was working around the clock and going to school so I had to step back from working so much and focus on finishing my degree it sucks burn out sucks and i hate it, it can go dye in whole lol
Fun fact, my depression got worse and so has my insomnia since I ended up taking 17 credit hours in my first year of college (going from homeschooled) and working 40 hours at a fast food restraunt, with a general manager is a vindictive a-hole. I only have 1 manager who gives me out in the back hole (drive through, where I take orders, collect money, more dishes than I'm supposed to given they didn't train our grill and sandwich makers properly (they're supposed to was their own crap. Not leave it for me.) And prepping bacon, cheese, mayonnaise you name it. As well as day shifts stuff most of the time where I'm a closer and they get to leave before all their stuff is done but we dont.) I haven't found a coping mechanism yet. I tried a therapist. It didn't work. I always feel so tired specially after work, but probably because I don't fall asleep till 3-5 am. I know this is not really the place to put this. But hey, maybe I'm not alone in this situation like I am with the people around me.
I found that when you take time and write out your thoughts or get lost in a drawing it helps listening to good music and taking a mental health day to yourself also is a great thing never stop believing in yourself though it’s tough but your good enough so don’t stress it at all
I experienced burn out before, this was when I was taking school, an acting performances and just not saying no. My "schedule" was just me finishing school, eat, play, practiced my lines and homework. Sometimes I even didn't get to finish my school work and that led to me hating one of the subjects and just getting more negative, but most of the time I was still able to pull through it and what i hadnt realised was that it was just building up. After the big performance, i was obviously tired but happy with what i did. Even if i had to do my performance twice in a day. I didn't feel sad unlike my other friends when we finished the performance (we were building this up for nearly a year with around 50 casts if i remembered correctly, so the performance was a few hours long). We also had in between performances to promote the show, and i had to play both acting and dancing. Most of the time i was tired, but not burnt out. But when covid hit my routine took a big hit, i wasnt able to cope with online learning, having to handle another small performance, an exam seperate from my school, and just me procastinating to play a bit of games. It slowly built up until there were noticable changes to my mood and performance. It got to the point where i wanted to end it all, and i went to a therapist to be diagnosed with symptoms of depression. Afterwhich i took some medication and went to meet the therapist and school counselor every so often. I told my parents one day that i was ok now that i didnt need to see the therapist anymore, i was partly right but one part of me just told myself that i was lying. I still had scars from it and it still appear every once and again, but i did slowly get better with more counsiling. But i also had to quit twice in the middle of practicing for the performance. One was when my homeroom teacher told me that i had to quit so i can focus more on myself and my studies, i broke down and criend because i really didnt want to quit but if i kept going it was really going to harm me. And the other was when i rejoined just to treat it like a job and try to hold on because no one else could play my role... but in the end i still broke and had to turn cold turkey. It is only lots of months did i slowly recover bit by bit from it. The hardrst part was trying to say no when you really liked what you did, but my mind couldn't keep it up and i was starting to hate it even though i actually liked it, and later felt nothing of it. There are obviously a lot of points i missed out because of personal reasons, and i have a poor memory. If you made it this far thanks for reading my rant about my experience, for me it never went away but just became smaller. I still wonder if i should go back to acting now that im in pre univerisity because there were other things i had to quit while studying right now. My advice, learn to say no and keep a schedule. I know im not perfect but that doesnt mean i dont feel negative(for the lack of a better word). Because i kept procastinating up till now. And these problems will never fadr away, but we must always try to keep our chin high because the alternative is not always what you really need (im talking about suicide)
It's really nice when a ytbr is honest and sincere about their situation rather than trying to overly dramatize it or make excuses. I totally understand and I'm sure plenty others do as well. Your sincerity got you a thumbs up and notification bell :) Take care of yourself and I hope to cya soon!
I can completely relate, I'm on the ASD spectrum and burnouts are especially prevalent in people like me, hence "autistic burnout." Especially is bad as STEM major student in college trying deal with classes during a pandemic...
I had no idea burnout was a thing, well I heard of it before, but didn't know how severe it is. After watching this video, I had no idea how frequent burnout occurred to me and how much it affected me. Thanks for sharing this.
I do writing as a side gig and burnout happens more than I'd like to admit. A lot of it stems from being tired of certain projects, or just not feeling like I can write the right things in the hopes of getting published. I combat this weekly by taking a day to do zero writing.
When i feel burnout, even tho its not serious I sleep then do something easy, like I like reading but when I start feeling to tired to do it i just either watch something or read like a comics.
First I were burned out. Then I got depression. I was forced to keep taking an education, even tho I still had depression. Long story short, I now have social angst, and may never get a “normal” life.... Please take care of your mental health. It’s so easy to break, but almost impossibel to repair.
I've experienced burnouts many times. I always used to get sick during school vacations, because the lid came off my pressure cooker. I've also had a major burnout caused by providing emotional support to duzens of people in a month, whilst being too oblivious of my own issues to perform self care. The old addage 'you can't help others, if you are bleeding out yourself' holds true. The problem is that people don't notice their artery being cut until they've bled themselves unconscious. I did this myself and I have no advice on how to avoid it, nor notice out occuring.
I think I may be going through burnout right now. Lots of things have been happening for the past 6 months and I've done very many things so it feels really overwhelming and the feeling is kind of constant.
Burnout is a real pain. Between college and work I was on a 60/65 hour week for 2.5 months up until christmas. My tip is when I felt like I needed a break or a coffee I would make my coffee and have it outside and just give myself time to enjoy it. No phone and if thats too boring for you bring a friend to have the coffee outside with you so you can chat or catch up
About a year before I left my job in Logistics I had gotten so burned out and realized that I loved my home life but hated my work life. This pushed me to pursue my dream and I went back to school for nursing. I spent one more year in that job while getting my prerequisites out of the way. I now work as a Nurse Extern at the hospital I want to work at while I'm finishing up my last year of school and I absolutely love what I do.
Welcome back James missed u glad your getting back on track we understand take all the time u need take care of your self I experience this last year and year before
I work in a grocery store and there are times I feel burnout. It can be very stressful and people make it stressful. Like it's not that hard of a job but they make it into something it's. My department me and a few workers find time to regroup, talk for 5-10 mintues. And it'll feel great but at the end you just done, stressed, depressed
I know it has ben more than half a year now, but I hope YOU are doing well now. I work in the old man asilum and I had to witness over two dozens of those patients passing away under my hands. Yes, about 5 of them only because of Covid. Meanwhile I got Covid too and almost did not make it. At that time I felt completely burned out, I wanted to quit. But my colegues and even your videos helped me get over it.. Thank you for your videos and don't be nervous when you dont make your videos regularly. Your well beying is not worth it.
I've been feeling burned out for a month or two, i am a solo indie dev, i love what i create (expect my latest game), my life is good, other than school, i jave like 7 written cool scripts, but when i sat down to work, all my motivation goes away In 2022 i started making blender animations, going good, but again, the cool ideas are stacking up
It's been a good well time since we saw our favorite 2d block man, well as he said your mental health is really important. To anyone who's reading this I don't want attention hogging but you should really make some "me time" if your really feeling stressed out. Be safe everyone!
Soldier here, burnout is chronic in my field. When you feel that hollow in the pit of your gut when your getting ready for work you probably are burnt out. For us, it's a non-negotiable situation, so I cope with every little change in routine I can.
I'm having a burnout from school last year I graduated in August, it's been 4 months and I still only have energy to work 1 day a week, I have no idea how to get my energy levels back up and just in general cope with this feeling of exhaustion. I'm going to see a therapist next week so I hope i'll be doing better soon!
I've experienced burnout so many times. Usually my tricks for it are long walks to clear my head, drawing random doodles, or playing Minecraft in peaceful mode, collecting items, with music on in the background to just relax. Maybe I'll even combine certain ones. But these always work for me, and usually within a week I'm ready to go.
i have burnout from school cause they don't communicate anything and constantly have clashing schedules. i'm trying to address it with them, but they barely change anything. i'm just so tired
Thanks for sticking with me. 💙I hope you're all doing well.
James is still here playing Prance Prance Revolution. He'll go back to his channel eventually. 😂
Go enjoy yourself
Ya deserve breaks as well
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enjoy every time you want, we will wait no matter what :>
Has he gone Back yet
Yeah, burnout can be a serious problem. Take some time for yourself, Blocko, and get some rest. Please remember to always wear your seatbelt, keep on thinking, and as I'll say... Keep on Patrolling.
Well said
Very well said!
Extremely well said!
Superbly very well said!!
Rezok the thing is i dont have my "my time" since myparents alaways cares my grades than my mentsl health
I've experienced a lot of burnout, being a student, all the stress about tests, exams, and big projects can be really bad. I recall one recent time, and I mean really recent, like in December recent, the night before a big math test, I had a huge breakdown of stress and anxiety, and got almost no sleep over it, it was so bad I actually felt my vanes pulsing. My eyes were bloodshot red in the morning. I was absolutely miserable during the day, especially during math class, it was horrible. I had a really bad 2021, a lot of family members died, so I was already going through greaving, and in addition the stress and anxiety of school. It was really bad.
Jesus wants to be there for you. ♥
@@Melissa-gs6kn Not the time
I hope things are going better for you. if not now, it'll eventually be. when you are at rock bottom, the only way left is up.
I truly wish you all the best dude, from across the world.
@ when will be the right time?
im with you i have burnouts
Glad to have you back buddy, hope your doing better now
Dang felt that on a personal level...No pressure Blocko! We've been patiently waiting for this vid and will continually be patient for the rest💖 Nice collab with James btw
No need to apologize for the lack of videos… It’s OK to get burnt out sometimes, Just please please please make sure you’re taking really good care of yourself and taking time for yourself. It’s important to have time for yourself and not overdo things. Anyways, I hope you’re doing well and staying as safe as you possibly can :-) also, two of my favorite UA-camrs doing a video together is just the best thing ever!!
It was my senior year of high school and I had several assignments on the same day and my English teacher told us that if we didn’t do all of our assignments the night before she would flunk us immediately, so I had absolutely no choice but to pull an all nighter. The next day I was so so very burnt out that I literally felt sick all School day, but I couldn’t go home because no one believed me and hold me just to tough it out… I felt so sick that it even just hurt to stand up and walk. That night when I got home from school I would not eat anything and I barely got any sleep that night.
i get that a lot actually. I'm studying film production and draw in my free time and have been at the brink of giving up by not having any motivation to continue several times already. Now i'm applying for a "forced internship" by my university and one recruiter wants especially passionate artists, a common trap set by companies to suck individuals out of any passion they have and work them to the bone, so be careful about that y'all
You’re a great content creator on this platform and being able to watch your videos makes me feel like I’m helping myself
I've experienced it sometimes, one time it got so bad that I questioned my whole existence like "do I even matter?" Or "Why am I here?" Then I stopped and continued to be great and at that day I know now what's it like to be depressed, have y'all experienced it too? If y'all did here's a message: "don't believe I the bad thoughts you already have seen the bad thoughts look at the good thoughts, don't listen to the depression listen to the hope.
Blocko sounds so dead inside. I hope you feel better my guy plz don’t push yourself too hard we can wait as long as you need 🥺
I can imagine him having a mental identity crisis…
I needed this video. Im really burned out with life and everything is just, dull..
I'm feeling the same. It seems that I'm burned out not especially by work, but by life itself. It sucks...
Thank you I didn't think about it but I'm completely burnt out. This making me realize this makes me feel a little better atleast. More of just being human instead of a failure.
Rest well, my dude, make sure you don’t burn the candle on both ends. Don’t work yourself if you don’t feel happy with what you have, and if it means you have to space stuff out a bit more, or even take a break, then please do. Rest well, dude, and take care of yourself. And, if this does help, here’s a few tips I’ve learned for myself while being a college student. Number one: set your hours. For example, I don’t start working until after 9 am, so I know my brain is at the best peak, and keep working til dinner. If you set strict times for yourself, when you work and when you don’t, you feel better because then instead of working until you can’t, you work until the time is up. Find the best times for you, and work with those. Number two, napping. Naps can be some of the best things to do when you’re on your hourly lunch break. Even taking some time just to lay down and close your eyes helps; it helps your brain process what you’ve done and what you need to do, and leaves you feeling more refreshed. And number three, buffers. We all hate it when we wanna do something, but feel there isn’t enough time in the day. How I cope is by starting on it early; it leaves me more time to stick with my rest schedule, and I have more wiggle room, so I’m less likely to leave work feeling I didn’t get enough done.
I was actually thinking about burnout recently, so I really needed this video. Thanks Blocko, and keep being awesome!
Perfect timing. I think I've been going through mild burnout these few days, and I've learned that it indeed can take a long time to recover from, not just a weekend of rest. I've been having a negative outlook and little to no motivation toward work. But resting and taking time for the things I enjoy or help me relax has helped.
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"IDK ARE YOU OK?"
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Same here
The scream at the end was legendary.
Blocko+James+Burnout=Amazing
Dude its ok as long as you are fine and make content with the same enthusiasm and energy as before plz take your time. Also its good to have you back. GL
Yes, I'm experiencing burnout and I didn't knew about it, I had to go to therapy as I was often more depressed and wasn't aware why. Just recognizing it was burnout helped a lot, taking the load of helps a ton
@2:06 those anyone feel like James is forgetting School STUDENTS
We've been in a constant state of burnout since some time in 2020, and we haven't had a job since our mom told our newspaper distributor - without telling us - that we quit. We had to find out when we started asking where the papers we had to deliver were… And we were 20 at the time. We're now 35, turning 36 in the summer.
So burnout isn't exclusive to working.
Maybe we're just depressed…? We dunno… It seems more like burnout to us…
Take your time man. I may not know what it feels like to have burnouts but I hope your feeling better
I’m a medical student and I’m so burnt out from studying for exams, I lost all my muscles from 1.5 years of gym and I’ve got purple stretch marks from gaining so much fat so quickly. I’m also struggling to remember things and I feel no pleasure from life besides from eating or sleeping. Its sad, but I have two weeks left before I finish this exam.
I find that the longer I stay with one job, the lower the bar gets for burnout. As time goes on, it takes less to burn me out, until eventually I just can't find any energy to put into the job at all. How long that takes depends on how much I liked the job when I first started, but even if I originally enjoyed it a lot that joy always gets sucked out of me. Right now I have an amazing boss who is very flexible with me and always prioritizes my needs above the job itself, but I still feel like I'm just going through the motions so that I can pay the next round of bills.
Having been through burnout, it's one hell to go through.
Hope you're getting all the help you can get.
Omg i really hope u feel better soon mate
I have experienced burnout before but i dont remember much about it , except for the fact that it was pain
Thx for the tips cause yeah,i am feeling burnout all the time really.Anyway,love ur vids!Keep up the good work!
TheOdd1sOut sighting! Awesome collaboration. Would love to see more of this!
Very informative. This is something we need to take seriously!
I can’t even imagine what sonic team and co went through developing sonic 3 it was only a few weeks before a November deadline for whatever the game was still a unfinished glitchy mess and the game was going to come out in just 5 MONTHS
I watched you form 2019 to 2021 keep up the good work
I work in ministry, and in doing that, it might as well be 24 hour workday. You’re always on call, there’s always somebody that needs you, and there’s always some sort of work to be done around the church. Honestly it was just coming clean with those that were around me and other leaders and letting them know where my head was at, thankfully obviously for where I’m at people are very understanding and care. After taking about a week off, I came back completely refreshed and ready to go, sometimes that’s all it really is, taking a step back!
James: Burnout can cause feeling Emotionally drained, unable to cope, frustration, numbness, negativity, unable to concentrate and lack of creativity
Me: So that mean that Can I...?
College: Nop
I've experienced burnout sometimes. It can be really frustrating, so it's pleasing how you can explain exactly what happens. Love the video.
currently experiencing one, but luckily I have some supportive friends to share this problem. Seriously, this will help you go thru this problem
My boss just enjoys trying to make his employees squirm with constant meetings. Fml, I gotta find a new job.
Hope you're doing okay, mate. Burnout can be a horrible thing, and I'm glad i've seen this video today, of all days.
I'm currently experiencing burnout from a full time job and running a UA-cam channel. It can be difficult sometimes with 2 separate demands from 2 sets of people. I go back to work tomorrow as I've just been feeling terrible since Thursday and getting ill as well as losing all the positive thinking from then until today. It's included a complete loss of energy, headaches and just aches and pains overall from working on things constantly with no proper "me time" and it kinda sucks.
However, I'm going to start the new day tomorrow and think positively again. I'm not sure what made me lose my "mojo" shall we say, but it's not something I want to happen again.
I'm a Chef in a busy pub, I left in 2019 and went back in 2021 and I've realised how unhealthy working in Hospitality is. It doesn't do me any favours mentally or physically and I feel like I have nothing to look forward to anymore. Late finishes also means I don't see my partner as much as I'd like (although we live together) and getting a regular routine is almost impossible.
I've take up studying to get out of hospitality in the long term so I can have a career I enjoy & in the short time I try to go to the Gym and spend time with loved ones if I have the energy left.
Your own personal health is THE single most important thing and I 100% agree with everything in this video! I totally understand taking time out to recharge & it's cool take James was on here too!
Take it easy guys a high pressure job such as hospitality will not miss you if you leave.
4:42 Nobody's gonna talk about this? 😂
I get it a lot but spread out across my different interests/commitments. School was just one big burn out lol.
But how I structure my workflow now is I have my craft and sewing work in a spare room, and my computer in my bedroom. I game and design on the computer in my bedroom and when I begin to feel burn out I switch to the spare room and focus on my physical craft and vise versa. This works to not get sick of my surroundings or my projects.
I’m trying to get into UA-cam but I felt really self conscious over my looks and I couldn’t stand to look at myself through the editing process.
I messaged some friends and instead of immediately unleashing my vid onto the world immediately I’m going to send it to them, which is alot less daunting and I know they’ll be honest with me before I set it free. Tbh I haven’t touched the project since but hopefully I’ll edit it more soon and have the motivation to get it out there
First, we can tell you aren’t well. You sound tired and may need a break. We will completely understand and please don’t push yourself too hard. We support you 100%. Not just you Blocko, but your creator and team as well.
Get well soon. 💙
This video couldn’t be timed better. Please take care of yourself because it’s been 4 years since I fell in my burn out and the recovery has been a very slow but steady progress. Don’t take up the workload to fast or you’ll land right back in. Thank you for this video and reminding me to take a little bit of care of myself. Stay strong and rest some bit!
I know I'm late but I would like to share my experience with burnout. I was a highschooler in my sophomore year, I had everything, great friends, decent looks, good grades, and I was (somewhat) well mentally...or at least I felt I was. I was doing alot of stuff this year specifically for JROTC. I never got time to just mellow out or just have me time, I was always busy and never really realized what was happening to me mentally. I didn't notice something was wrong until I started to feel more tired and sad. I thought I was just getting sick and moved on with it, however the next week I felt terrible, feeling like I was just something that didn't belong on the face of the earth. I felt like a burden to everyone around me and that I was dragging everyone down with me. My best friend at the time noticed and started talking to me, but I started getting toxic to her. She would worry so much for me and yet I would treat her like trash, but she stuck with me until I finally snapped. Two suicide attempts later after a verbal agreement that was painful for both of us we stopped being friends. My grades dropped, I started to drift away from my friends and I started to gain weight. Then covid hit and that didn't help my weight, however it did help me with my mind. I came to the conclusion that this happened because I was always working and not taking time for myself. I got help from a therapist and talked to my parents about it, and my Junior year starts for highschool and I feel alot better but still bad. Then senior year comes around and I am fully free from the shackles of depression and suicidal thoughts. I was not in shape but I started to work out and adjust my dietary habits, and I am still loosing weight and getting more athletic. I have friends again as well, some old friends but alot of new friends. My former best friend (who was now my Battalion Commander) and I (Battalion Sergeant Major) fixed the mess that I made together and agreed that pettiness would not help our Battalion. And now we work together and are in the process of slowly rebuilding our friendship. Today as of writing this I am 2 months away from graduating highschool and enlisting into the United States Army. Burnout made me have a new outlook on life, a much clearer one.
Moral of the story: Take time for yourself, don't over exceed your personal limits.
Burnouts are common sorta and I see it sometimes in my father and seeing it feels bad cuz many times I don’t know how to help him. So , thanks for these great advices . And today is my birthday 🎉 so it gift from you and UA-cam
3:49 life nugget 😂
Schools: Ima pretend I didn’t see that.
hahaha that ending tho, it's great to have you back !!
i've been stuck in burnout for over 1 year and it's just getting worse with every day sadly. I went from the fastest student in my class to being the one that turned in homework the last every time. I wish talking to the teachers would help but after like 1000 attempts i have given up, this year i dig my grave and say goodbye to this abusive industry
i wish good luck to everyone who is also stuck in burnout with no way out.
Definitely experiencing burnout at work right now. Feeling apathetic or just outright negative and can't focus are the major issues. :s
You could really tell from Life Noggin's voice that he's not in peak condition.
Wish you well, buddy!
Hi blocko its ok ur not uploading im still proud of you i sometimes get that and i dont want to do anything in one whole week please be well soon :)
I love you blocko and im just a teen boy love the vids please do stuff that your passionate love you so so much please have a happy new year
Me: *says no*
My Boss: cool...... you're fired
this nostalgia seeing this channel after 7 years when i stopped watching this
I find that loss in motivation is a lot like back pain, in some cases you sort of just need to push through it while making sure you are not pushing in such a way or intensity that you end up making it worse, in those cases it may be just the ups and downs of life and hopefully they will eventually sort themselves out. however in some cases the act of pushing through it will in itself make it worse and will eventually lead to burnout if that is the cases (ideally before burnout) you take some time evaluate what you are doing in your worklife. A lot of people have the subconscious misconceptions that things like procrastination, loss of motivation, fatigue and/or stress exist in a vacuum and just happen but that's usually not the case, this things are caused by you feeling something and can generally only get overcome by addressing and tackling them
I'm not an expert but I have experienced burnout far more times in my life then I should given how young I am and in past the limited amount of obligations I had, having a toxic work ethic is something that you at some point need to change or overcome
Uhh yeah don't worry Blocko if it gets real bad you don't have to feel pressure to upload, but if you do I'll still be there supporting your channel!
James really hit that high note at the end
nah way guys, Life nugget did a collab with the TheBurn1sOut, This livestream was amazing! Keep up the good work triangle Bob.
When I was a baker I seen 2 mental break downs and 2 physical break downs at the same job.
as a young social worker who just got in to her field I've already experienced it, i was working health care during the first wave of Covid-19 and it sucked i was working around the clock and going to school so I had to step back from working so much and focus on finishing my degree it sucks burn out sucks and i hate it, it can go dye in whole lol
Fun fact, my depression got worse and so has my insomnia since I ended up taking 17 credit hours in my first year of college (going from homeschooled) and working 40 hours at a fast food restraunt, with a general manager is a vindictive a-hole. I only have 1 manager who gives me out in the back hole (drive through, where I take orders, collect money, more dishes than I'm supposed to given they didn't train our grill and sandwich makers properly (they're supposed to was their own crap. Not leave it for me.) And prepping bacon, cheese, mayonnaise you name it. As well as day shifts stuff most of the time where I'm a closer and they get to leave before all their stuff is done but we dont.) I haven't found a coping mechanism yet. I tried a therapist. It didn't work. I always feel so tired specially after work, but probably because I don't fall asleep till 3-5 am. I know this is not really the place to put this. But hey, maybe I'm not alone in this situation like I am with the people around me.
I found that when you take time and write out your thoughts or get lost in a drawing it helps listening to good music and taking a mental health day to yourself also is a great thing never stop believing in yourself though it’s tough but your good enough so don’t stress it at all
I experienced burn out before, this was when I was taking school, an acting performances and just not saying no. My "schedule" was just me finishing school, eat, play, practiced my lines and homework. Sometimes I even didn't get to finish my school work and that led to me hating one of the subjects and just getting more negative, but most of the time I was still able to pull through it and what i hadnt realised was that it was just building up.
After the big performance, i was obviously tired but happy with what i did. Even if i had to do my performance twice in a day. I didn't feel sad unlike my other friends when we finished the performance (we were building this up for nearly a year with around 50 casts if i remembered correctly, so the performance was a few hours long). We also had in between performances to promote the show, and i had to play both acting and dancing. Most of the time i was tired, but not burnt out.
But when covid hit my routine took a big hit, i wasnt able to cope with online learning, having to handle another small performance, an exam seperate from my school, and just me procastinating to play a bit of games.
It slowly built up until there were noticable changes to my mood and performance. It got to the point where i wanted to end it all, and i went to a therapist to be diagnosed with symptoms of depression.
Afterwhich i took some medication and went to meet the therapist and school counselor every so often. I told my parents one day that i was ok now that i didnt need to see the therapist anymore, i was partly right but one part of me just told myself that i was lying. I still had scars from it and it still appear every once and again, but i did slowly get better with more counsiling. But i also had to quit twice in the middle of practicing for the performance. One was when my homeroom teacher told me that i had to quit so i can focus more on myself and my studies, i broke down and criend because i really didnt want to quit but if i kept going it was really going to harm me. And the other was when i rejoined just to treat it like a job and try to hold on because no one else could play my role... but in the end i still broke and had to turn cold turkey.
It is only lots of months did i slowly recover bit by bit from it. The hardrst part was trying to say no when you really liked what you did, but my mind couldn't keep it up and i was starting to hate it even though i actually liked it, and later felt nothing of it.
There are obviously a lot of points i missed out because of personal reasons, and i have a poor memory. If you made it this far thanks for reading my rant about my experience, for me it never went away but just became smaller. I still wonder if i should go back to acting now that im in pre univerisity because there were other things i had to quit while studying right now.
My advice, learn to say no and keep a schedule. I know im not perfect but that doesnt mean i dont feel negative(for the lack of a better word). Because i kept procastinating up till now. And these problems will never fadr away, but we must always try to keep our chin high because the alternative is not always what you really need (im talking about suicide)
It's really nice when a ytbr is honest and sincere about their situation rather than trying to overly dramatize it or make excuses. I totally understand and I'm sure plenty others do as well. Your sincerity got you a thumbs up and notification bell :) Take care of yourself and I hope to cya soon!
I can completely relate, I'm on the ASD spectrum and burnouts are especially prevalent in people like me, hence "autistic burnout." Especially is bad as STEM major student in college trying deal with classes during a pandemic...
I had no idea burnout was a thing, well I heard of it before, but didn't know how severe it is. After watching this video, I had no idea how frequent burnout occurred to me and how much it affected me. Thanks for sharing this.
I do writing as a side gig and burnout happens more than I'd like to admit. A lot of it stems from being tired of certain projects, or just not feeling like I can write the right things in the hopes of getting published. I combat this weekly by taking a day to do zero writing.
When i feel burnout, even tho its not serious I sleep then do something easy, like I like reading but when I start feeling to tired to do it i just either watch something or read like a comics.
I've been there. Burnt out at a new job last year. I changed careers and am hopeful now; I hope this new year can give you a reprieve as well.
First I were burned out. Then I got depression. I was forced to keep taking an education, even tho I still had depression.
Long story short, I now have social angst, and may never get a “normal” life....
Please take care of your mental health. It’s so easy to break, but almost impossibel to repair.
Usually when I experience burn out, I stop what I doing completely because I can feel my mind get clouded. I then tackle the task later.
I've experienced burnouts many times. I always used to get sick during school vacations, because the lid came off my pressure cooker. I've also had a major burnout caused by providing emotional support to duzens of people in a month, whilst being too oblivious of my own issues to perform self care. The old addage 'you can't help others, if you are bleeding out yourself' holds true. The problem is that people don't notice their artery being cut until they've bled themselves unconscious. I did this myself and I have no advice on how to avoid it, nor notice out occuring.
whenever i get burnt out i still try to do a teensy weensy little bit of work on a project every day, cause i feel bad not working on it at all.
I think I may be going through burnout right now. Lots of things have been happening for the past 6 months and I've done very many things so it feels really overwhelming and the feeling is kind of constant.
Take your time!
Cant wait to see you back
Burnout is a real pain. Between college and work I was on a 60/65 hour week for 2.5 months up until christmas. My tip is when I felt like I needed a break or a coffee I would make my coffee and have it outside and just give myself time to enjoy it. No phone and if thats too boring for you bring a friend to have the coffee outside with you so you can chat or catch up
About a year before I left my job in Logistics I had gotten so burned out and realized that I loved my home life but hated my work life. This pushed me to pursue my dream and I went back to school for nursing. I spent one more year in that job while getting my prerequisites out of the way. I now work as a Nurse Extern at the hospital I want to work at while I'm finishing up my last year of school and I absolutely love what I do.
I like to keep my head down and just work but my coach/boss always can notice when I need some time off so he usually makes the call
Just got here haven't watched this yet but hope you guys are doing better now
Love you man. Take your time 🙏
You're amazing Blocko ❤❤
Go at your own pace Blocko! We’ll be right here to support you every step of the way 💙.
Yeah burnout does suck, I experienced it on a school project and couldn't find motivation for months. Im good now but man it was a dark time
In school right now been dealing with this for more than 1 year (or at least I think)
Welcome back James missed u glad your getting back on track we understand take all the time u need take care of your self I experience this last year and year before
I work in a grocery store and there are times I feel burnout. It can be very stressful and people make it stressful. Like it's not that hard of a job but they make it into something it's. My department me and a few workers find time to regroup, talk for 5-10 mintues. And it'll feel great but at the end you just done, stressed, depressed
I just started imagining the gap between his torso and his head as a mouth. I will never get this image out of my head.
I have and still suffering from it.
Yet to find out a solution
I know it has ben more than half a year now, but I hope YOU are doing well now.
I work in the old man asilum and I had to witness over two dozens of those patients passing away under my hands. Yes, about 5 of them only because of Covid.
Meanwhile I got Covid too and almost did not make it.
At that time I felt completely burned out, I wanted to quit. But my colegues and even your videos helped me get over it..
Thank you for your videos and don't be nervous when you dont make your videos regularly. Your well beying is not worth it.
I've been feeling burned out for a month or two, i am a solo indie dev, i love what i create (expect my latest game), my life is good, other than school, i jave like 7 written cool scripts, but when i sat down to work, all my motivation goes away
In 2022 i started making blender animations, going good, but again, the cool ideas are stacking up
It's been a good well time since we saw our favorite 2d block man, well as he said your mental health is really important. To anyone who's reading this I don't want attention hogging but you should really make some "me time" if your really feeling stressed out. Be safe everyone!
Soldier here, burnout is chronic in my field. When you feel that hollow in the pit of your gut when your getting ready for work you probably are burnt out. For us, it's a non-negotiable situation, so I cope with every little change in routine I can.
A few days ago I had a burnout. I had so much school work I didn't think I can finish them all
I'm having a burnout from school last year I graduated in August, it's been 4 months and I still only have energy to work 1 day a week, I have no idea how to get my energy levels back up and just in general cope with this feeling of exhaustion. I'm going to see a therapist next week so I hope i'll be doing better soon!
Blocko: Your mental health is more important than anything.
Every School in existence: I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that
The scream at the end was so random I loved it lmao.
I've experienced burnout so many times. Usually my tricks for it are long walks to clear my head, drawing random doodles, or playing Minecraft in peaceful mode, collecting items, with music on in the background to just relax. Maybe I'll even combine certain ones. But these always work for me, and usually within a week I'm ready to go.
i have burnout from school cause they don't communicate anything and constantly have clashing schedules. i'm trying to address it with them, but they barely change anything. i'm just so tired
Damn... Even Blocko sounds so burnt out... To the people of Life Noggin, please take your time... Even I can't keep up with life.
3:07 Me: I'm having a burnout
Therapist: Same