Stable Living

The next day I pulled up my handout for the burnout training. The audience would be the management team for a large conglomeration of methadone clinics, mental health centers, and a few abstinence-based drug and alcohol rehabs. 

The training would begin with a burnout quiz.  The first question would read: ‘Do you tire easily?’  A follow-up question would ask, “Ever tried to inject the coffee directly into your veins?”  The follow-up  question was tongue-in-cheek of course, but aimed at an important point. Chemical solutions don’t work for lifestyle issues. Coffee and energy drinks don’t replace sleep, at least not for very long.

Likewise, while Prozac may help a depressed person living a reasonably stable life, no amount of antidepressant was likely to lift spirits of somebody living with a stable full of jackasses.

Today I will ask myself if my issues are tied to my lifestyle.

Burnout Training ©2018 by Ken Montrose

Burnout Training is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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