Did you ever have a myLot burnout?

Yes and more often in recent days. I really got tired after the 'piglet' event and the 'star system isn't broken' event. I looked at my discussions, my responses, the times I helped, the best responses... and started to think (the ****! with this...) Then I thought of others on here, and a couple of people in particular ended up keeping me attached. I don't spend as much time here. We do think of you Cyni, if that helps any. Without interaction here, I'd begin to worry. Don't push yourself though. If you can't reply or respond to things, then you can't. Nothing wrong with that.

Oh yes Sugar, and when that happens to me I step away for a bit. Everyone is here when I get back, or I have kept up with them by other means. But yes sometimes we just talk ourselves out. We need to recoup. Or there are other things going on in our lives and we are not ourselves when we are here. So yeah take a break, play a game, read a b ook, watch a soap opera. We will be here when u come back.

lol..I have or rather am burnt out. though I joined mylot more than a year back, I wasn't active for 9 months after I had the baby. And it's only after that I got into mylotting full swing. It's 7 months now and round about 5-6 months into mylotting, I just got tired of being here. But I can't just stop myself from 'taking a peek' and posting a few responses. I've just slowed down....and I'll be busy (in real life) starting next week and will hardly get time to be here everyday...what with the two kids...and a job...even with a cook and maid, I don't think I'll have enough time to mylot. I already have a folder full of discussions that I need to respond to...but just can't get into the mood of giving a meaningful response rather than one that would get me a 'Thank you for the response' comment (I don't like giving that or getting that).

I've been with Mylot now for fifteen months, and I've had to take time out a couple of times, because of burnout. It pays to take a break in routine sometimes, and freshen up a bit. I'm sure your friends here would understand. There's a lot more to life, than Mylot. Brightest Blessings.

Today is one of those days that I just don't seem to have anything to say. Usually I can fly through discussions but today I read a post and my mind is empty. On most days I will have a good amount of posts in by now. It is 6 pm and this will be my 5th post of the day. Hopefully after a good break you will feel better about being here again.

I've solved the problem by having a stand by site to play on when this one gets slow or there is just nothing new and interesting enough to get involved in. I understand how you feel though. My stand by site gives me new ideas, but it's the 'roll off the fingertips' part that has me stymied. Like you, it just isn't there anymore. It will come back though. It always does and by the time you are healed from your surgery, if you've been keeping notes, you'll be back here too and we will be the ones having trouble keeping up with you! LOL Rest. You need it. We won't feel abandoned because a lot of us know where you live! LOL

I, also, go through cycles on Mylot. I think I took my first real break around 2500 posts. I still posted, but not every day or even every week. Mostly, when I am busy or earning a lot of money somewhere else (like getting extra hours at work), I won't be posting that much. I like to post here to keep in touch with my friends, too. And, many of my friends were banned or stopped posting, so I didn't post all that much. Now, I have new friends and I've been seeing a lot more interesting discussions, so I'm posting more.

well yeah sometimes.if my schedule were too hectic..sometimes i log on to this site not in the mood and just read all my responses and give some comments..until now i havent resolve yet some of my discussions...but if i got the time its the first thing that i did every morning and before i sleep...

I have exactly the opposite response. To mylot is a writer's block curer. When I can't think of anything terribly interesting to write for my better paying jobs, of which I have 3, I come to mylot and post for half an hour or so to get the muse restarted. It works for me, it may not work for everyone because I think you do have to be to some degree creative to post here. Unless you are one of those stupid people who just says nothing. So mylot is my refuge during writer's block because I can always think of a reply. Especially if I don't have to think of the beginning. Beginnings are always the hardest part for me in writing and here someone supplies them.

I get fed up ploughing through a lot of discussions I simply cannot relate to or ones that simply cannot be discussed. I just keep adding more friends and turning on alerts in the hope I can find some juicy topics. I've been able to post a few myself lately, nothing earth shattering, but it's kept me busy and interested. Some people can churn out the same old stuff hour after hour. I get tired of reading them. The rest of us have our spells where we just need a break or to maybe change tack. Whatever works for you mate. I'm here for the long haul and I'm not about to abandon anyone either. I might ignore one or two but hey, I'm only slightly perfect.

Several times fluffy penguin (my son likes your avatar) :) I take time out and do other things when I get like that. I have to or else I might not even come back. I have gone days without logging in and feel a little better when I come back. Take some time out and i'm sure your friends will understand.

I've never felt like that about myLot, but I'm pretty sure that's because I've never used the site very heavily. I think I've been a member here longer than you have, but I've always read much more than I post and I don't visit the site every day. I have, however, come to feel like you about virtually everything I've ever had to do repetitiously for months at a time...and I think that's natural for humans. We crave variety even though stability and repetition often seem the surest paths to success. Why don't most people love their jobs? It's not necessarily because their working conditions are too terrible to bear, though they sometimes can be -- the main reason is that no person really wants to do the same job every day. Even jobs with varied responsibilities get old after a while; routine always creeps in and makes it all seem tiresome. Hobbies similarly can lose their appeal if we pursue them as assiduously as we do our jobs. So, I think if you want to enjoy using myLot again you may need to take some time away from it, or, perhaps even better, just reduce the amount of time you spend here. Don't read and post as a routine -- read and post when you feel like it. Maybe myLot is more fun for you if you spend 30 minutes here every couple of days instead of 2 or more hours here every day. Anyway, I hope you don't give up on the site entirely.

I have been burnt out the last couple of days myself. I have also been getting a couple of articles together for other sites I write on...Yeah I have been burned out. I never felt abandoned by you, I just figured you took some time away as I have been doing lately because of life. Take a break- stay in touch with me- you better. You'll come back better than ever. Something is bound to happen in your wonderfully crazy life that you want to start a discussion about. Have a great day!

I have been giving serious thought about giving myLot up for a while. I am starting to see the same discussions coming round again and I increasingly feel that I am not contributing anything very useful. "So what keeps you then?" You say. My friends. In two words. In a rather corny way I have become attached to a little group and the thought of not "speaking" to them I find a little depressing. Now let's think this thing through properly. "P1kef1sh, you have been on this site for 2 months. In that time you have laughed and cried with tens of people, but you have found a half dozen or so that mean more to you." "Yes m'lud". "What special attachment to these people do you have. Do you know their names for example?" Not all of them M'lud." "Do you know where they live?" "Mostly different parts of North America M'lud. But parts of the UK too" "Do you visit them?" "No M'lud". "Do you intend to visit them?" "Probably not M'lud". "So you have a number of people, you have no clear idea of exactly who they are or where they live, and have no plans to visit them." Yes M'lud". "If you leave myLot, how would you continue to meet these people?". I probably wouldn't, M'lud." "Would they mind if you left myLot." "Probably not M'lud." "So the friendship is all in your mind but not necessarily theirs." Yes M'lud". "Do you have any "real" friends. The sort that you do know the names of; know where they live and visit them sometimes." "I do M'lud." "Do these people give you the same support and friendship in conversations as your myLot friends?" "To a large extent m'lud. But I know some of them so well that I do not interact with them as openly and honestly as I do with my myLot friends. If that makes sense. My myLot friends are also more likely to be available at different times of the day and night than many of my real life friends" "So what is it that these myLot people give you that your real life friends do not?" "They are less judgmental of me generally. Because they don't know me so well. Are more open minded and don't mind if I make a fool of myself. They have a broader life experience and won't change the subject when matters get too personal for them. Also they let me ask daft questions and give me not entirely daft replies. Usually." "If you left myLot, what effect would not communicating with these people mean to you?" I would survive M'lud. But I would be a little worse off I feel." "Could you bear to give it a little longer?" "Yes M'lud" So there we are. I shall stick it a bit longer. Unless you lot ask me to leave.

yes i also feel the same... but then i do respond to discussion when i am free...also 15-20 replies a day responding to fresh,new discussions; discussions that are different....feels nice..... i agree that it becomes monotonous...but then try this out..respond to discussions tht amuse u....u will feel better!!!!

I do not have burnout in that sense here. i am still loving this site i guess. may be in middle i was not that much active as i did not had time. but i think i like this place very much.

I come and go in phases on here. I'm in a down phase right now as well. Just this week, I haven't felt like posting an awful lot. I'm trying to get in 5 a day if I can, but sometimes it feels like I'm pulling teeth to find a topic that's sparking my interest, and that I feel I have something worthwhile to add to. I think most regular mylotters need a break now and then, and that you're at that point right now. Just don't do anything silly like delete your account, thinking that you're done for good. (been there, done that).

Sure, darlin, periodically. But I always seem to come back, and my burn outs don't last very long. Maybe you just need a bit of a break, and there's nothing wrong with that. Maybe that never ending source wellspring of cleverness needs a little time to replenish, and who could blame it? Geez, Cyn, you've come up with so many positively diamond studded discussions, titles that knock the socks off of the rest of us mere mortals here, and fabulous comments virtually dripping with sweet sarcasm, innuendo and your own inimitible style. And if this doesn't inspire you afresh, then you really do need a break. So take one, get a new perspective, then come back with a vengeance, like only you can do. We'll still be here waiting for you, pining for you, anxiously anticipating your new and improved re-arrival. Just do what you need to do, whether it's to get a good night's sleep or take a small break. And remember that not always, but often, mama knows best.