At the end of last week I did one more piece of contract work of the type I'm giving up for the next months. It was a particularly easy type but I still second-guessed myself all the way and had anxiety about mistakes after I'd sent it off even though I'd rechecked it several times. Today the contractor emailed me about the good work and asking what other subcategories of this type of work I do. This is the sad part: people want me to work for them but they have no idea of the amount of effort it takes me to produce this work, they have no idea that I work myself, well if not to death quite, at least into a state of complete and utter exhaustion and that I can't do this work without self-harm.
Atm it's non-negotiable, I'll be emailing that I won't be doing any more of this type of work for several months (but I'm thinking 'forever'). Thanks FOO.
The only thing I have to offer is a :hug:. Do what you feel is best for you. Forever might be okay.
And one from me too :hug:
Thank you :hug: :hug: back.