Finding work more and more intolerable

Really struggling today, work is just mentally and emotionally exhausting. I am not sure what’s changed, if it’s me or the environment but I suspect a bit of both but it’s gotten dramatically worse over the past year or so. The mood is low, the expectations high and trust non existent. I do not know my place there or what my core duties or responsibilities are any longer. I feel responsible without the knowledge of what I’m exactly responsible for. Not sure if I should be picking up on vibes they want me gone or that I’m just being over sensitive. I struggle to accept that I am a valued member of their team. My anxiety has been particularly bad but it’s a lot worse when I’m there. I do not think talking to anyone there would create any positive outcome any longer. I find myself almost zoning out of focus and losing my concentration, it’s like a forced response but I’m not at the wheel. All I know is it takes me a good sleep if I can and a day away from the place to feel normal till the dread of the next shift arrives. Not sure I will stick this job out for too much longer, it just makes me miserable and obsessed over every possible thing that might go wrong. 

Parents
  • Sounds like you're suffering from acute stress. I and others I know have been in similar situations before. You need to talk to your GP ASAP. Take time off and take care of yourself. When you feel less stressed, you'll be able to make better decisions about whether or not this is the job for you.

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  • Sounds like you're suffering from acute stress. I and others I know have been in similar situations before. You need to talk to your GP ASAP. Take time off and take care of yourself. When you feel less stressed, you'll be able to make better decisions about whether or not this is the job for you.

Children
  • I’ve been off work already this year due to stress. I felt let down, forgotton and dismissed which made me feel so low. It wasn’t all work but work didn’t help at all by ignoring the issues I was having there. This is how the whole autism diagnosis got started for me, I realised I wasn’t coping with all the changes around me, I ended up exhausted, heavy breathing, not sleeping or eating, just couldn’t relax in my own skin. Part of the anxiety was caused by me opening up and being brutally honest to my boss! I knew that wasn’t like me to spill it all out without masking or blunting the effect.