Advice on coping with anxiety in a job I do not like
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caroline8654
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I have a job I just started back at last week after a 3 month leave. I do not like my job it is very stressfull and stricked. I am looking for another job. If anyone has advice on dealing with my anxiety in a job I do not want to go to but have to. My husband lost his job a week ago and I carry the benefits
I don't know if this helps but if you can't or won't change a job you don't like, then the only sensible thing you can do is practice loving it every day, is it not? 
Focus on what you do like about the job - money, benefits, coworkers who have become friends maybe? And be thankful that you're in a job you hate because it will force you to find a job where you can do what you love and love what you do. If your job was okay but not horrible, you'd probably stay there and settle for mediocre.
It's easier to get to a job and be anxiety-free throughout the day if it's a job you love. Keep this in mind as you look for a new one.
Good luck to you and congratulations on this wonderful opportunity you've been presented with!
Focus on what you do like about the job - money, benefits, coworkers who have become friends maybe? And be thankful that you're in a job you hate because it will force you to find a job where you can do what you love and love what you do. If your job was okay but not horrible, you'd probably stay there and settle for mediocre.
It's easier to get to a job and be anxiety-free throughout the day if it's a job you love. Keep this in mind as you look for a new one.
Good luck to you and congratulations on this wonderful opportunity you've been presented with!
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caroline8654
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The Frustrated Gamer
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Caroline, Paige,
I'm in the very same situation right now! The exception is that I love my company, but despise my current position (which I took as a temporary assignment for training purposes). They can't let me go to my old position, because it doesn't exist and I'm feeling trapped here! My anxiety is outrageous, and I'm looking for a new position, but I'm not confident of finding something with the same or better pay (trapped!). My confidence in this job is only making my performance suffer and I need help coping. I hope that your advice can work. BTW, I'm still awaiting my package to arrive.
Sean
I'm in the very same situation right now! The exception is that I love my company, but despise my current position (which I took as a temporary assignment for training purposes). They can't let me go to my old position, because it doesn't exist and I'm feeling trapped here! My anxiety is outrageous, and I'm looking for a new position, but I'm not confident of finding something with the same or better pay (trapped!). My confidence in this job is only making my performance suffer and I need help coping. I hope that your advice can work. BTW, I'm still awaiting my package to arrive.
Sean
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Kelly12345
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My heart goes out to you. Work stress is what started my panic attacks and led to me quitting and now not being able to work for the past 2 years. I have never had a job I liked, so I know how much anxiety it can cause.
I think it's great your looking for a new job- but I know it can be really taxing while dealing with a job you don't like- that alone is a job in itself! It sounds like you feel like you can't quit due to your husbands job loss, which I'm sorry about. Does he plan on working again soon? Perhaps you could figure out a way to get him working soon and then you could quit your job and devote your time to finding a new one.
If that's not an option, you could always temp. The temp job would probably be much less stressful and allow for more time to focus on finding a new job versus putting up with the day to day frustrations of your current job and then trying to look for a new job on top of it. It could be a good break. You can always look for temp to hire positions if you end up liking the temp job.
Hope it works out for you- I can only speak from experience, so my advice is to try your best to get out of there as soon as possible. If it means borrowing money to quit and look for new work, temping, or getting your husband a new job, I think it needs to happen fast. Work anxiety can really eat you up.
Hugs !
I think it's great your looking for a new job- but I know it can be really taxing while dealing with a job you don't like- that alone is a job in itself! It sounds like you feel like you can't quit due to your husbands job loss, which I'm sorry about. Does he plan on working again soon? Perhaps you could figure out a way to get him working soon and then you could quit your job and devote your time to finding a new one.
If that's not an option, you could always temp. The temp job would probably be much less stressful and allow for more time to focus on finding a new job versus putting up with the day to day frustrations of your current job and then trying to look for a new job on top of it. It could be a good break. You can always look for temp to hire positions if you end up liking the temp job.
Hope it works out for you- I can only speak from experience, so my advice is to try your best to get out of there as soon as possible. If it means borrowing money to quit and look for new work, temping, or getting your husband a new job, I think it needs to happen fast. Work anxiety can really eat you up.
Hugs !