I'm not very good with crowds so meeting poeople is fine as long as the group is limited to +/- 10 , I'm still recovering from burn-out started in 2008 since then 80-100% afgekeurd slowly recovering and moving forward. Driving to Amsterdam is like going home , i grew up there from 1966 - 1997 , but i'm not planning at the moment on going there al those speeches and symposiums are probably to boring for me to stay awake 🤣
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Oh well, we have something in common then! Two things actually... after my burn-out and depression in 2018 I feel the same (and haven't been the same, which is nice in a way; because all of it is suddenly 'calming'), just needed to find a way to deal with the social pressure. 4 people tops are perfect for me, otherwise, I'd just push a button and go into "social mode", which usually ends up draining me at the end of the day. Are you based in the North or South of the Netherlands?
I'm located in Nijmegen , i started to do some volunteer work 2 months ago to get myself out of the house again.
i signed up for 2 hours a week minimum to get myself outside again, i had street anxiety didn't go outside alone for some years, and now slowly improving again but still very scared to fall abck again in to depression and anxiety. Good thing for me is my wife supports me 100% and so does my daughter. Even the UWV supports me and that is something you don't hear that often :)
Oh, that's great news to hear actually. Street anxiety is no joke, a family member is still struggling with it. I hope you eventually will find the courage to get out of your comfort zone completely! Sometimes, we realize things are easier once we actually did them, how difficult things may be. I recognize the anxiety, or the feeling to do "nothing", I often projected and developed negative emotions towards the very same things I used to enjoy... Luckily, I've passed that stage, and I'm slowly connecting with the "outside" world again, but on my own pace, and with people I choose to. I can imagine things might seem to be very pressured, and can be very overwhelming just by thinking about it. But hey, you triggered me to finally get a reverse ring for my 50mm, just because you inspired to take these amazing photographs, outside. That's some talent you don't want to keep away from the world for too long ;)
it's always nice to motivated and inspire others , that is also why i started to do this volunteer work .
http://stichtingvanhiernaardaar.nl/
i help kids learning how to work in a computer store and repair computers