So I was sitting at the table this morning doing a puzzle and noticed I was becoming noticably more anxious. Puzzles are supposed to be relaxing, but...In my previous line of work I was an insurance broker. I had an impossibly huge book of business with impossibly tight time deadlines. To say this line of work is stressful is an understatement. I would come in early, stay late, and not take breaks. This was expected of all staff. I was not the exception. I ignored my state of exhaustion to get the job done.
To make a long story short. I subconciously was pressuring myself to get the task (my puzzle) completed. I have managed to turn what should be a very pleasant past time into a job. I will have to be aware of this in the future and remind myself that it's important to have limitations and not everthing has to be comlpeted in a tumely manner. I am newly retired for just over a year. I was wondering, has anyone else ever experienced this kind of thing?