johnnyfuego
Recycles dryer sheets
Hello all, apologies ahead of time if I ramble a bit. It's been a little over 5 months of retirement for me and though it's been great, it has not been quite as easy an adjustment as I thought it would be. I did leave on my own good terms and prepared for years, mentally and financially. I consider myself a pretty laid back person, and had a wonderful 28 year career in the fire service, however I guess I had a lot more pent up pressure of always having to be on my 'A game', ready to respond, than I realized. Kind of a smothering feeling. I also get the feeling that I am about to be in trouble for being awol, but that's a good problem. Thank God the bad dreams are just that, and that I have quite a few good dreams with good outcomes regarding firefighting and ems calls.
The good news is that all this seems to be subsiding and I am getting more and more of that light and airy, almost euphoric feeling. Not many triggers, it usually just comes on spontaneously.
I'm just curious as to how many others, especially those that retired from the public safety/military sector went through the same feelings and thoughts during your transition, and if not, how did your transition go during the 5 or 6 months after you pulled the plug... Btw, I am not gainfully employed at this time.
Thanks, John
The good news is that all this seems to be subsiding and I am getting more and more of that light and airy, almost euphoric feeling. Not many triggers, it usually just comes on spontaneously.
I'm just curious as to how many others, especially those that retired from the public safety/military sector went through the same feelings and thoughts during your transition, and if not, how did your transition go during the 5 or 6 months after you pulled the plug... Btw, I am not gainfully employed at this time.
Thanks, John