it must also be very hard for him to not work, as that tend to represnt so much of one´s time and identity. =/
Frankly, the only reason it is hard for him not to work is because the disability pay he's getting now is very low, and my mom is working crazy hours to make up for the budget deficit. So he's obviously feeling bad about that. But the job itself wasn't really anything he enjoyed doing or identified with. If I know anything about my dad, he'd be perfectly happy to retire any minute if he could afford it. He's got plenty of hobbies to occupy his time. In fact, I sort of hope that the doctors encourage him to retire, and that both my parents are forced to rethink their priorities - like, for example, whether it's worth it to slave away like a pair of mules in order to keep a house that they don't have any time/energy left to enjoy anyway. I sort of hope that external circumstances make them both slow down and, for heaven's sake, LIVE a little before they die.:(
I was thinking burnout-syndrome?
Yeah, that would be a good name for it. He might actually need a shrink more than a physician. Though I don't suppose his crappy health insurance would cover that.:/
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Date: 2010-03-06 03:50 am (UTC)Frankly, the only reason it is hard for him not to work is because the disability pay he's getting now is very low, and my mom is working crazy hours to make up for the budget deficit. So he's obviously feeling bad about that. But the job itself wasn't really anything he enjoyed doing or identified with. If I know anything about my dad, he'd be perfectly happy to retire any minute if he could afford it. He's got plenty of hobbies to occupy his time. In fact, I sort of hope that the doctors encourage him to retire, and that both my parents are forced to rethink their priorities - like, for example, whether it's worth it to slave away like a pair of mules in order to keep a house that they don't have any time/energy left to enjoy anyway. I sort of hope that external circumstances make them both slow down and, for heaven's sake, LIVE a little before they die.:(
I was thinking burnout-syndrome?
Yeah, that would be a good name for it. He might actually need a shrink more than a physician. Though I don't suppose his crappy health insurance would cover that.:/