Anxiety Attack in Progress

Anxiety Attack in Progress
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LupinIII

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...I am at work....and I hate this job...and I began doing the what if deal...what if i cant find another job..what if i break down...what if i quit this job and we have no money...what if i get fired...and the generalized anxiety attack has begun..I am hoping by writing this it will help, but i dont know what else to do..i need out of this job soon..it is too unhealthy and too toxic for me...but we need to make money and the job market is so strange in florida...shit shit shit......
 
lupin,
just a quick post since i have to get back to my research...

it does help in posting/sharing the issues. i am still struggling a great deal with what has been going on in my life the last three days of hell. it did help a little in sharing this on the forum and with pm'ing, though it is still my issues to deal with. i know those panic attacks quite intimately, as well as the toxic job issue because i had the same thing one year ago and finally had to quit the job i had done so well for four years (a supervisory job where i kicked serious butt iin my department in terms of production and q/c i might add :) ). the problem was the direct supervisor and my assistant who was making my job a living hell. i had to quit regardless of the loss of income because i was really losing it emotionally and psychologically. i cannot tell you the satisfaction i felt when i told my assistant that it was all hers (right in the middle of a major project and the look on her face was priceless :D , petty, i know, but oh so sweet nonetheless). bottom line, lupin, survival includes far more than a paycheck, it includes peace of mind. yes, the loss of income was bad, but right now i am in the running for the dream career i have always wanted in historical and theological research. had i sayed in the job i would have gone downhill fast and i would be either in the funny farm or in a deadend job because i stayed. only you and yours can make that final decision, just keep in mind that survival is more than a paycheck, it is about the soul and the mind as well. consider carefully and prepare accordingly, but don't feel as though you are trapped. there are options, even if it is less income, the price in peace of mind/greater fulfillment is worth it. take care, lupin.
 
Lupin,

I was there yesterday, and I hope you're better now.

You will get by this, bro. You will get by this. You've proven it time and time again. The bad times will not break you.

My thoughts are with you, bro. PM if you need anything.

Peace and love,

Scot
 
Lupin,

I'm right there with you, I'm currently having an anxiety attack. I'm at work and I'm doing what I need to do during these attacks...breathing, long deep breathes...reassuring my self that I am okay and will be okay...remembering that this too will pass...doing what I need to do to get through this...and not worrying about the what if's.

Hang in there, you will make it. You have in the past and will continue to in the future.

Take care,
Bill
 
The only way that anything ever changes is if you make it change. Start by reminding yourself that you need this job for now. Then make a goal for another job. Then MAKE the time to look for it. I know that with some schedules it is very difficult, but it is still possible. Talk to people that you know. Don't go overboard complaining about your job, but let them know that you are not happy where you are and ask EVERYONE if they know of ANY available jobs. If you have to take slightly less pay to start, don't think of it as a set back, think of it as greater opportunity for growth in a position that you will enjoy much more than where you are right now.
Good luck.
 
Thanks. I was able to avoid a major attack by trying to turn things over and calming my day down.

However the general level of angst is high.

UGH!
 
Lupin,

I am so sorry. I can not really relate to the job situation, as I have been so fortunate and not have to do anything I do not like. I know that I am very lucky with this, and feel selfish that I have been so fortunate. I hope that things will work for you, and if you do leave your job, you will easily find another, and one you like better.
Good luck.

Leosha
 
Hang in there man.
I know what you mean about the job thing. just keep an oen mind and keep looking something will come up.

Maybe durning these time you could take a break, go for a walk or cofee or something.

Take time for yourself and take care of yourself.
Gus
 
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