Working is killing me

We all get tired and stressed from work and we all definitely have our bad days and even bad jobs, but I am finding as time goes on I am coping less and less with work.

I have recently moved jobs due to numerous issues at my last place of work, but I am finding that I am constantly run down, fatigued, stressed and just generally feel unwell as a result of working.  I am in my early thirties and I know we slow down and get tired with age, but I feel ill - not just tired.

My mental health is strained, I am suffering with anxiety and possibly depression, GI issues, skin complaints, respiratory problems, migraines, fatigue, muscles cramps/pain, joint pain, general illnesses etc etc.

Packing my job in is not an option as I have bills to pay, but I also want to work and like having purpose and responsibility - I just wish it didn't take so much out of me.

I have been looking at career changes, but at the moment I cannot financially afford the risks and even then I am not really sure what I could do that would alleviate these health issues.

Most people seem to breeze through life (ok slightly over dramatic) and get a weeks work done without a hitch and then make the most of the weekend.  I spend my weekends and evenings a wreck, just trying to recover to start again.  Are other people like this and just hide it better or is it me?

If I have to work until my late 60s until I retire, I am starting to think I won't make it anywhere near retirement at this rate.

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  • I am finding as time goes on I am coping less and less with work.

    I am in exactly the same position.

    I am finding that I am constantly run down, fatigued, stressed and just generally feel unwell as a result of working.

    I also feel constantly run down, stressed and often sick as a result of working.

    Packing my job in is not an option as I have bills to pay, but I also want to work and like having purpose and responsibility - I just wish it didn't take so much out of me.

    A very good point. I am thinking exactly about the same issue. I am caged in the workplace that makes my mental health to suffer.

    Are other people like this and just hide it better or is it me?

    I recognize myself in your thread. You and I are in a very similar situation.

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  • I am finding as time goes on I am coping less and less with work.

    I am in exactly the same position.

    I am finding that I am constantly run down, fatigued, stressed and just generally feel unwell as a result of working.

    I also feel constantly run down, stressed and often sick as a result of working.

    Packing my job in is not an option as I have bills to pay, but I also want to work and like having purpose and responsibility - I just wish it didn't take so much out of me.

    A very good point. I am thinking exactly about the same issue. I am caged in the workplace that makes my mental health to suffer.

    Are other people like this and just hide it better or is it me?

    I recognize myself in your thread. You and I are in a very similar situation.

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