a complicated goblin

[cosmolinguist]

This morning, a friend shared a screenshot of a social media post that says

i am a simple goblin

all i want is for someone to pet my head

and feed me whatever i want for dinner

without having to figure out what that is

forever ✨

I read this, and thought D's gonna say "oh look it Erik" isn't he (he's convinced I'm a goblin; I don't get it), and before I could even type anything, he said "Oh you found Erik's alt."

I laughed and said "Actually I require many more things than this. I am a needy goblin."

I mean yes those things would be nice -- though lately I've been very particular about what I can eat for dinner, sigh - but I was stuck on "all I want." So I added, "My counselor keeps asking me what it'd take to make things feel less overwhelming/burnouty for me, and I have a big list." Which is true! It's a mental list, but only because I'm scared to write it down.

D asked "Are any of them actionable?"

I laughed differently and much more bitterly at this. The unfeasibility is why I'm scared to write any of it down.

Comments

[diffrentcolours]

In my experience, writing down problems is a process which involves defining them, rather than merely identifying them. That alone can make them feel smaller and more manageable. Once they are defined, it might be easier for you, or other people, to try and look at ways to break them down further or chip away at them. Gotta be worth a shot, right?

[cmcmck]

I have friends who are convinced I'm a changeling (or perhaps an elf- I have the ears for it) so yeah...... :o)