Anxiety is making me want to leave my job

Drug may not be the answer for human health. please,try to read your holly books more during your idle time.That will help you be correct.

Going through this thread and found that I have the exact feeling of anxiety that you are having now and exactly the same scenario in work that you have. This has really affect my work and personal life.

Just wonder how was your progress currently? Counselling only or counselling with meditation and did you leave the job that causing the anxiety on you.

Sky

Wow Dan. Reading your post was like you were writing about my life right now. I feel exactly the same everyday.

The only time I relax is on Friday night. My anxiety already starts building from Saturday night because I know work is on Monday. I have also resolved to leave. I have been at this job 6 months and I'm worried what people will think of me if I leave my job so soon but I am being driven to the edge by the anxiety.

Sometimes when I drive to work I fantasize about being in a car crash and ending up in hospital for months so I can escape.

i need to go for counseling because I have never dealt with anxiety and depression like this before.

wish you all the best.

I too feel the same way like you, but I'm a dental student

It feels awful

It's been 3 months and I still can't figure out my self

I've been to doctor and given meds but when the meds out I feel bad again

Anxiety is just worse than sad feeling, it makes one losing direction..

I too sometimes having negative thoughts like why if I just get sick and I don't have to deal with this..

Just want to know, how do you make it at the end?

I considered dropping out but yet I dont know what to do next with my life

Hi Dan,

I too suffer from anxiety (although have never discussed this with a doctor). To be honest it's not consistent and tends to come in waves. More recently work pressures have meant that I cannot seem to switch off from work, it's all I seem to think about. Office politics, unrealistic targets and the constant need to improve and deliver more is making me feel more and more anxious. 

I was just wondering if anyone had any positive experiences with counselling that they can share as I'm considering making an appointment with my doctor to discuss this?

Thanks!

Dan and others:

I've had anxiety since I was a kid, though I only got diagnosed in my mid-twenties. Now, at 38, I'm doing so much better than I was! I have lots of thoughts:

- Medication: You have a medical condition which is at least in part caused by brain chemistry imbalances. I absolutely, 100% recommend at least discussing medication with your doctor or a psychiatrist. There are many options, including things you take to help in the short-term and things you take daily long-term to prevent anxiety. I, too, avoided medication at first. Now, my advice to people is to seriously consider at least trying it. Why? Because, as many of you have described, we are not in the best decision-making position when we are anxious! It is normal to be concerned about side effects, addictions, etc, but anxiety can make normal concern feel overwhelming. Your doctor can help you assess the risks given your particular situation. As someone else said, you don't necessarily have to be on the meds forever. But my experience has been that for me, the medication makes symptoms manageable so that I can do the work on addressing issues in therapy. If your are so anxious that you can't function, it's hard for therapy to help! Try it and then you can re-evaluate later.

- Not only does anxiety "rub off" on you - it has a strong genetic component. So sometimes the "root issue" really is brain chemistry! So don't feel badly if you do need to be on medication. It's not any different than my friend who has been on cholesterol lowering meds since he was 25. His body just needs some help in that arena.

- Look into relaxation as well. If you're body is relaxed, you can't feel anxious! There's biofeedback therapy, desensitization, meditation, breathing exercises, all kinds of stuff. These things are a huge help, both in moments of anxiety and in prevention. There are lots of free resources for these online, and therapists also know them. You could look for someone who does CBT or mindfulness as well as relaxation work. For me, this part is an absolute necessity. I carry stress very physically, so if we can't calm that part down, we're not going to get anywhere.

With all this, remember to be gentle with yourself. We with anxiety are just like people who have arthritis or a trick knee. It is likely to flare up sometimes. And although it's not fun, you can learn to manage it. And frankly, I've been able to help many people because I have learned to manage my anxiety. You can use this pain to help the rest of the world.

Hang in there, everyone. I promise, there is hope - I was lying on the floor in the fetal position yelling "Somebody make it stop!" before my diagnosis, and now I'm in a director level position at a large museum. Just look for help, and you'll find it.

Beth

I know Endicure makes a supplement directly targeting work anxiety that could help. You can find them on Amazon. 

Hello everybody,

Ive read all of your sad stories about this crippling menace. Its worst than physical pain. Because it does not heal that quick and you just can't ignore it. This is happening to me right now yet again and ive walked away from it more than 5 times in separate occasions in the past. I never really faced it. Im scared i guess. Just like you whenever im on my way to work i just wish that the ground would just swallow up my workplace or a big earthquake will just knock off the building where i work so that i would be relieved of the suffering. I also sought theraphy from a coach but it did not work. So i resorted back to my old trick, i chickened out. I resigned and got hired in a new company. I went back to my comfort zone. Its a dead end job but at least i receive money to sustain my existence on this planet. Now in my new workpkace i rose to a new higher position, but its still in the same dead end department. During my 1st month i was offered a position in the front office. Since i was new and clueless i went for the training, but since i found it too multitasking and too informative i chickened out. I was plagued again by anxiety. I undergo for training for 4 days only and went back to my cocoon. Now fastforward 2 years after i   met a girl here, a coworker, and shes amazing and hold a highly reputable position in our company. Now to impress her or at least not to look pitiful because of my job position i took on this vacant post(again) in the reception. I thought i am a strong candidate for the job and impressed my bosses during the interview. But when i went overboard the same old feeling of being scared that i felt years ago went haunting me once more. I thought im already over it but i cant seem to shake it off. Ive read inspirational quotes about it but its easier to read than doing it. Is there a work around this devil? I do not want to grow old and regret the multiple attempts and failures ive encountered. But anxiety is too much to bear. I stuttered when i talk to someone over the phone, i pushed the wrong data in the computer, i find it hard to remeber  the information even if i read it a hundred times. Im losing my grip. And i do not want to lose my girl. I feel like im holding on a very thin thread here. If i lose it i will find it hard to look myself in the mirror for years. I might hurt myself. I do not know which philosophy to follow or which one to believe anymore. Do we really have to step out of our comfort zones and overcome our worst fears or should we just stay where we are naturally strong and be kind to ourselves??

Well, I left my job. Lost the money but I couldn't do it. It was becoming hard. Heavy physical work with speed at times but with bullying from employees it was getting a pure nightmare. You can't have a physical job with mental stress at once. You'll crack. Either the one or the other. Bullys are trully uneducated people. Probably inherited that from the social behavior of their parents. Can't be explained otherwise. They offend people for hobby .

Dan,

My situation is very similar to yours. I have suffered with anxiety all my life but as I have moved into my early 40's, stress, anxiety and over 20 years of long working hours have taken a toll on my health. I have developed multiple health issues, worst of which is an irregular heart beat that makes me feel terrible.

I have had all sorts of tests done to rule out that the Irregular heart beat is dangerous. They are brought on by stress and anxiety. I am on medication for anxiety but it's not helping anymore.

I have been off work for several weeks due to the fatigue caused by the irregular heartbeat and possible depression. I started seeing a counselor but things haven't gotten better yet. I feel pressure to return back to work but I scares me so much that I can't do it. I have a pressure filled job and I think that I will just get worse when I return.

I don't know what to do. As one other person replied to you, they wish they would get in a car wreck so they do not have to face work. I feel the same way. I feel like I can not do it anymore. I have a wife and children so my income is critical to our survival. I just don't know what to do.

Any feedback is welcome. Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Todd

Dear dan and everyone,

let's get to the root(s) of our problem. Anxiety over job. We do not want to do it but we still do for a number of reasons. But the main reason is we do it is to continue living in this world. No job>no money>no food=death. Sad. Especially if you have a family. No way for you to escape. You press on albeit  all the stress, tensions and worries in life. Later on your health suffers which makes your problem twice as bad. It think if you can't deal with this problem, you better find a job that is less stressful. Sometimes backing out is not chickening out. Sometimes its just loving yourself.