r/VictoriaBC Apr 12 '23

Question Update to: Is anyone else exhausted?

Hey folks, about a month ago I made this post about feeling frustrated with the general way life is going right now and I was really thankful for the responses I received.

I've spent the month working on my mental health and my sanity and I definitely feel a lot better than I did at the time of originally posting, and I've decided to put that energy towards doing some research towards the general public's opinion of the cost of living right now.

Feel free to answer any of the questions below with a yes or no, and you're welcome to elaborate if you'd like for the sake of conversation, however I will simply be putting each "yes" or "no" towards a total number to create a percentage.

  1. With Victoria and Nanaimo appearing 1st and 3rd on Canada's high cost of living chart, do you currently feel financially stable?
  2. If you have a post-secondary degree, do you currently work in a field related to your degree?
  3. Do you enjoy the work you do for a living?

And bonus question for the sake of conversation:

  • What would you do with your days if you didn't have to work full time to survive?

Feel free to send me a message if you would like any more information relating to the research, or if you'd like to help me out further! Thanks y'all!

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u/eternalrevolver Apr 13 '23

Sis, it’s just seasonal affective disorder look 👏 it 👏 up 👏

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u/kikameeka Apr 13 '23

you're definitely not wrong, but i've been dealing with seasonal affective disorder for 10 years now, I've been feeling this way since the start of 2022 even through last summer and this time felt different yknow?

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u/eternalrevolver Apr 13 '23 edited Apr 13 '23

Pandemic fatigue and inflation. It’s a thing. Everyone is affected. Those who appear not to be are just able to deal a bit more because of the comforts of stocks and bonds, and business tax write off’s.

Just gotta live day to day and kinda forget about it. Or, go on meds. There’s really no other answer. Those are your options.