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Diff’rent Kind of Divided Self: Boreout | Burnout | Break | Depression!

Who wants to break free?

Cal Caleido

Mar 28, 2024

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– #Upon request: Why does the author do what he does (alongside work)? | A paradoxical intention of a reply on a mushrooming community of busied/busy “grown-ups” lacking concern of remaining the singular keepers of their sole lives on pursuing happiness –

PART I/II {Context of Discussion[1]}

(SUMMARY)

The picture features three minimalist sketches of people in a three-dimensional image of a colourful environment. Top to mid feature dyed, horizontal and vertical compositions of sinus-like curves typifying wavy shapes fitting a rectangular layout covering one-third of the illustration. Covering the header, yellow and red suggest an orange twilight, opposing the clear-cut white/blue mid-section yielding minor facettes of pink and major illusions of purple.

The concentric flush-left cleavage extruding to the right, subscribes to a kind of a white carving ruling most of the mid-point frame amid blue and violet blends stemming from the right-hand margin disguising vanishing point to the right. Its centre-left down to bottom-right comer composition adheres to an impression of a rectangular triangle aligned to the right.

Bottom right corner up to centre-left images cast radial arrays of intra- and inter-contrasts of yellow/red, blue/brown and white/black following the vanishing point while prescribing an idea of a right angular triangle aligned to the left. These triangular notions mirror each other, forming a rectangular finish covering two-thirds of the picure. Both rectangular approximations hint at the golden ratio.

(DISCUSSION)

What ’s the first impression?

The colourful depiction of the environment opposes the passive demonstration of lonely individuals: a couple and an individual embodying kind of an estranged togetherness.

At first sight, one believes to acquire more information on the gentlemen in the rear but gains no insight into their frame of mind. At second glance, they come in small and inexpressive, i.e. faceless, speechless and meaningless. Integrating so inconspicuously thought honourably and well in the landscape, one might assume "nobodies" called "men of integrity". Following the initial consideration, one seems to attain much less clues on the inflated main character.

Paralysed in terror, the individual seems like a paradoxical hybrid of a “sexless nobody“ and “consciously freakish thing”, having originated from somewhere into somewhat of a nowhere of the here and now without anything or anybody to hold on to. Nonetheless,“it” disturbs the undulatingly exerted simulation of the gentlemen’s integrity facially and vocally.

What could the pictorial header suggest?

Plain, yellow and red waves fading into orange might resemble dusk or dawn. Dawn bears a positive connotations in terms of lucid spirit of optimism and hope. Dusk could imply a gloomy attitude by means of frustration and despair. Positive and negative incentives to viewing the illustration accumulate to a subtly growing conflict of adverse pictorial expressions and perceived impressions.

How about the mid section?

Diagonals of blue waves tending to the top on the right could suggest a floating river bypassing a little island. The vanishing point to the right could indicate the direction of river current. Whether it flows upstream or downstream, still remains unascertainable. One cannot forego the island’s presence but its tonelessness is likely to emphasise pettiness.

What does the footer display?

The radial arrays seem to form a board walk. Two miniatures visually suggest standing in the rear. One enlarged typification might recommend the optical impression of someone or “something” keeping ahead of the others. The vanishing point directing attention to the left, could imply the opposite tendency of action. The appearance in the front seems not to accompany the others and seems to return to an unknown point of origin. Despite the gathering of three people in relative proximity, their display denies any sound hint on mutual association and devotion.

Who are the characters?

Two casts wear blue hats, coats and trousers leaving the impression of human beings. They look like gentlemen. Their images are too small for enquiring into any gestures and behavioural phenomenology except embodying fixedness and insignificance rooted to the spot. One can’t tell their age, reason for gathering and life-story.

Though a couple, these two gents appear like matchstick-men resorting to a cliché of colourful still life untouching their seemingly meaningless company. The enlarged figure in the front doesn‘t suggest any clear hints on the aforementioned criteria of verification.

The main imago’s bald head and bedgown-like clothing could signify an old person. One could rather presume an elder male senior than on old lady. She would exhibit a destinct female hairdo if not wig, a nice costume, handbag etc. Holding "its" head, fearfully atrophied, the outstanding, facial impression adds instinctively to recalling images of dead people, ghosts or zombies.

In contrast to the bleak and meaningless couple of gentlemen, "it" seems to be aware of "its" devastating state of condition.

(CONCLUSION)

What’s the bottom-line?

The more patiently one chooses to be viewing the picture, the more the impression of a "someone/something" going down the drain will be taking sensory command.

This cliché could approve of humans drowing in a so-called "normal life" in terms of colourfulness but ultimately hopelessness.

(COMMENT)

How about sharing a point of view?

Despite Edvard Munch’s own interpretation of his work, “The Creature’s Scream” reminds one of a commoner’s bleak life in "lonely crowd" of a society. Entertaining togetherness or remote company among familiar strangers can’t substitute for mutual company and devotion.

PART II/II {Frame of Reference}

There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full. (Henry Kissinger)

SELF-DIVISION || The Divided Self (An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness) (centrebombe.org)

[2]

Workplace stress and its contribution to poor mental health has become an increasingly more important topic for organisations. Many businesses have become aware of the dangers of burnout in their employees and the best ways to tackle this. A lesser-known problem that can cause similar issues to burnout, is boreout. Boreout occurs when employees or individuals feel under stimulated or under challenged, which for the most part can lead to fatigue, dissatisfaction or low self-esteem.

BOREDOM || Boredom (Wikiped) ––– related (1) as follows: Boreout (Wikiped) ––– Boreout! : overcoming workplace demotivation : Rothlin, Philippe : Internet Archive ––– Boredom : Tom Mcdonough : Internet Archive ––– Beyond boredom and anxiety : [the experience of play in work and games] : Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly : Internet Archive ––– related (1) as follows: What's the difference between Burnout and Boreout? Viewpoint – careers advice blog (hays.com)

Approximately 280 million people in the world have depression (1). Depression is about 50% more common among women than among men. Worldwide, more than 10% of pregnant women and women who have just given birth experience depression (2). More than 700 000 people die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in 15–29-year-olds.

BREAK ON SOMATIC ILLNESS || Psychosomatic medicine (Wikiped) ––– related as follows: Mind-body problems : psychotherapy with psychosomatic disorders : Finell, Janet ––– Schumacher : Internet Archive Psychosomatic syndromes and somatic symptoms : Kellner, Robert : Internet Archive ––– Psychosomatic disorders : theoretical and clinical aspects : Asaad, Ghazi : Internet Archive ––– Psychosomatic disorders : Wolman, Benjamin B : Internet Archive ––– Psychosomatic disorders: a behavioristic interpretation : Lachman, Sheldon J. (Sheldon Joseph), 1921- : Internet Archive