Im supposed to start a new job tomorrow morning but im having serious anxiety about it and im thinking about not showing up.
I have trouble breathing sometimes since im overweight and im scared to have a panic attack at the job site. I have a fear of leaving the house. I feel like the right thing to do for my mental health is to not show up.
The thing is, I need the money and im supposedly getting kicked out by August. If i hold down a job my mom thinks her fiance will let me to continue to live here and then I wont be homeless.
It can’t hurt to try. I’d go and see what you think after a week. That’s what I did when I tried to work. It turned out I wasn’t able but at least I still tried
Go ahead and try. If it doesn’t work it doesn’t work, but see if you can give it at least a month. Expect it to seem horrible and impossible for the first few weeks, and to be exhausted. But after about a month, your endurance should build up and you’ll feel a bit better.
It’s hard to do a good job when you are sick but it keeps your mind off of being sick. I find working therapeutic although I am a slacker and do a marginal job. It’s better than doing nothing. It’s nice to have something to do.
Another thing to keep in mind. Idk how it is in Canada, but here in the US it is very hard for employers to find workers for entry level positions right now. Even if you are a terrible worker who is ten times slower than everyone else, it is very unlikely you will be fired during a labor shortage. Dont be shy about asking for breaks when you need breaks, or about working at a manageable pace.
@anon67051439 - I stopped taking Ativan a long time ago, im currently taking Cipralex, Olanzapine. They help a little bit with my anxiety but i still struggle with it.
just take it one step at a time. It may not feel like its the best for your mental health but sometimes we just gotta do what has to be done.
If you havn’t been working in a long time don’t be surprised that it will be tough. You just gotta take it one day at a time and get through the work day.
You can do it man just keep your chin up and go for it.
It’s normal to feel anxious and even a little scared at starting a new job.
As people said, the feelings will probably lessen as time goes by.
You never really know what a job is actually like until you go there. I’ve started more than a couple dozen jobs. It ain’t easy but sometimes it ain’t so bad. It may surprise you and be a good fit for you. My current job didn’t start off so hot but as time went by I became friendly with a few people and I got used to the work and now my job is like an old comfortable slipper. I got the routine down and the people I work around are friendly. I know every task by heart and I know I can do anything they ask me.
But it’s impossible to know what a job is like from just going for a day or a week. There’s a learning curve and they don’t expect you to learn everything in just a couple days. And they know you might make a couple mistakes because you’re new. Jobs aren’t all fun and games but there’s little positive things about most jobs that make them tolerable.
I used to get terrible gut pain, so bad that I felt I couldn’t go into work. But my job was at a gas station where people often called in sick just cause they partied the night before. Everyone didn’t want them to hire more people cause then we’d get less hours. So I just came into work sick…this way they knew I was sick and if they felt like it they could send me home. So this happened like a dozen or so times and eventually I just hobbled around till I had to go to the bathroom and then I’d feel better. It actually became everytime somebody wanted or needed time off they would want to trade shifts with me cause I’d come in sick or not, whereas if you traded shifts and your trader didn’t show up management would fire or reprimand you.
Im not going today, ive been up all night, got literally no sleep. Also my anxiety is through the roof, dont think id be able to get through a 8 hour shift. At this point even though my doctor says I wont qualify, im still going to apply for disability. I might be going to a homeless shelter come August. Im feeling suicidal right now, I feel like my life is falling apart. Im my own worst enemy.