Stress Center Peer Support

It's lunch time and I have to go back to work in a few minutes. The fact I still have another 4.5 hours to work before I can come home for the evening is just killing me. I would rather be any where but at work. Nine hour work days go by so slowly! I am trying to work on positive thinking since I'm on session 3, but it's just so hard to when I'm at work. I am constantly watching the clock and when it's not moving fast enough, my anxiety kicks into high gear. Life in cubicle land is so boring! The highlight of my work day is listening to Dr. Laura from 1:00-3:00. After that, I pretty much sit there and count down the minutes until I can go home. We aren't even to Wednesday yet and I'm already wishing the weekend were here! Is anyone else totally burned out at work? I think this is the biggest contributing factor to my anxiety and panic attacks.

Have you thought about looking for another job? I know it's hard right now but maybe if you find something more interesting to do it won't be so hard to sit there.

I have been the exact same way with every job I have had with the exception of two jobs, one I really loved the other one I liked it a lot. Another thing that happens to me is if I can't take a break whenever I want or make my own hours to a degree I end up really hating the job. My last job my manager was great, she let me make my own hours so I worked from 7 to 3 and I only had to meet w/her once a week the rest of the time I spent just doing my work and taking breaks whenever I wanted (even to just go stand outside for 2 minutes). The other job I had that I loved I was a manager of a web group, we wore casual clothes every day, made our own hours, came and went as we pleased etc. I always had my work done actually was always ahead of myself when I worked in conditions like that. Every other job I've had though that was strictly 9 to 5 and you couldn't come and go as you pleased etc I hated those jobs and counted the minutes to leave the first second I'd get to work in the morning.

I think part of it is boredom w/the jobs and another part is the anxiety of strict rules in regards to your hours and weather you can leave your desk or not.

I once worked for an ambulance company as the owners admin. It was my first day, I already reorganized their file system and did everything the owner had asked of me, around 11:30 am I asked the receptionist if it was acceptable to smoke behind the building she said yes but "You missed the first break you can't leave your desk until the next break" I said What? I'm not a dispatcher I'm an admin she said it doesn't matter. I resigned that day, having set rules on break time wasn't going to fly w/me and never has.