So here is my story. About a year ago,, I was diagnosed as being cancer free and returned to work. Ever since this has happened, my life has been very difficult when it comes to work. At work, Â my supervisor has been giving me a hard time about a lot of things. Â My supervisor put me on two final warnings. Â Then I work through three months of worry, high levels of anxiety, and feeling suicidal for days, weeks on end. Last week, after I got out of being on the warning for these two things by meeting goal for three months, they put me back on a final warning, after only being warning free for a day. Emotionally, I suffered a nervous breakdown on Friday morning, and could not get out of bed and called out of work, and stayed in bed until 2 in the afternoon. Tomorrow I am returning to work, but am enormously scared and anxious about what will happen. Every day I go into work and worry if at the end of the day I will have a job or not. This job is putting so much stress and anxiety on me, and I seriously question if I want to live anymore. Â I am just done and wonder if there is any reason for me to BE anymore. If I were to lose my job, I think I would go insane with the job loss, and be most likely to act as I would lose the room I am renting, would have to sell nearly all that I own, and live out of my car. I would rather die then face that.
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Dear SiverGoddess914,
You have gone through too much to allow this job to have this much control over life. Is there another job you could do? Is it just the income for the rental room that is holding you there?
Can you start looking for another job perhaps? You don’t have to quit right now, but it might be better for you to leave it for something else. Surely there are ones better suited for you.
I’ve always been told growing up that you shouldn’t worry about a job because you are not paid to do so nor are you paid to feel stressed. No matter how much extra effort you put in or rewards you get in return, you’re always dispensable and replaceable – and that’s fact.
Your job right now is certainly not healthy for you, and neither is your boss to be frank. I highly encourage you to look into new jobs, there are better things out there for you.
Hello SilverGoddess and thanks for sharing your story.
I feel for you in your job environment. That seems like a really hectic and unforgiving place. I have my own taste of a high stress situation and performance anxiety from working as a game graphic artist with minimal skill, each day I worry about having that place tomorrow and facing my failure, I did break down on several occasions but I am pushing through. How I did it is quite simple. I promised myself I wouldn’t continue as soon as the project is done and instead do something else. For me that was university and looking for another, less stressful job. Maybe I’ll return when I can handle it better but for now I don’t plan on it. I wasn’t happy and thats enough of a reason for me. There is a lot to life beside work.
Hopefully things take a turn towards better life,
Bloodboil
My Dad has been encouraging me to do so. I am just not sure what sort of job I can look for that would be less stressful and which I could make the same amount of income I am now.
Have you spoke with your dad about the poor work environment that you are in? What would you really enjoy doing for work?
Well for me I would love to do something history related. I am currently working to become a volunteer for a local historical society, and also working to become a volunteer at the local library.
Excellent! What is involved in completing the prerequisites for those volunteer jobs?
SilverGoddess, that’s great you’re already working in the right direction. Keep at it!
As for income. Think about how much you need in a month. Can you survive with less if the work environment isn’t as stressful? Or have you explored other places and salaries? There’s no need to start talking about money here if you don’t want to. Just know that we here are ready to give you a pat on the back along with some advice, or a kick on the butt if you want one.
Cheers and be well,
Bloodboil