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The last 5 months have been tough.... My boss ( who was a close friend) quit and I become interim department head... Trying to run a team who didn't seem happy I'd taken the reigns.

At the same time my wife's ongoing battle with her anxiety had gotten worse and she really needed my help with everything possible at home..

In March I was confirmed as the HoD but I was still doing 3 to 4 days a week on client delivery, trying to support all presales activities, manage a team of 10 people, travel for work and support my family....😩

It really got to me and I was close to breaking... The worry of not replying to an email ASAP no matter what time of day would eat me up, working late every night... It got too much and I was running on fumes with my weekends just me completely wiped out and useless to the family. 😓

.....But.....

I had a escape last weekend to a 🍻 beer 🍻 festival with friends that I was considering not going too and just losing the money but the wife made me go...

And it broke me even more... So much that its somehow put the pieces back in the right order in my brain and snapped me out of my major rut!

Somehow, sitting with friends, making stupid jokes, drinking way too much and blocking out all the work crap gave my brain the hard reset it needed. 🤟

This week I've come back a different person ( wife's words) work is a breeze, exciting and encouraging.... 👊

I can't get enough of playing silly games with my kids all night

And couldn't feel any more positive about things if I tried.... Set that spark back for my wife too! 😏💏

So.... After that long rant 👀

Tl;Dr - work and life got too much... Close to giving up... Too much beer with good company gave me a hard reset and I feel like a new person.... 👍

Plus the team is now loving the new direction and strategy too 👔

Who says drinking is bad for you? 😂🍻

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    PS... Just sharing this feels like it's taken a load off even more so!

    When it all feels too much just drop it all and remember the silly things that make you happy... Sometimes you have to hit the hard reset and things will click back into place!
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    🍻🍻👍😀
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    Incredible, wish you all the luck for future.
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    Drinking with friends after a long time is guaranteed awesome time. Good for you!
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    Wish you the best man. Stay strong and keep kicking ass.

    My wife suffers from anxiety as well, so I know this all too well.

    All the best wishes to you my man.
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    @Guitaraholic as long as you only stay addicted to guitars ;-)
    But yeah sometimes getting drunk just resets your brain.
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    @Electrux @NoMad @Donnico

    this is why I drink every friday night :3
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    @CurseMeSlowly lol as if u wud need a reason to drink 😂😂😂

    To OP:
    That’s awesome!!! Glad U got through it yaaaay!!! 😁😁
    Paarrrtttyyyyyyyyyy 🎊🎊🎊🍻🍻🍻
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    @CurseMeSlowly every Friday night kinda defy the purpose. Drink once get reset and that's it. But we love u anyhow cursee
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    @donnico @Electrux there are some devices which need everyday restart.
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    @CurseMeSlowly well... I mean... those devices r in extreme bad shape too 🤔😂
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