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Trapped in depression because of my job

NAS77304

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I’ve never liked my jobs because I have depression. It comes and goes, but it highly impacts my motivation and interest in work. Then I get anxious about not being productive. Also I am tired of caring/getting worked up about all the little “urgent” tasks at work and making managers happy. None of it really matters. Like it does, but it doesn’t. Especially considering how much turmoil the world is in. I wish we could focus on fixing those issues instead of our mundane jobs.

I know I need to compartmentalize and just get through the work day, but I keep getting paralyzed by being unmotivated, and overwhelmed by all the b.s. things I am paid to care about.

For context I have a “big girl job” in corporate America. I shouldn’t throw it away. I should be happy for all the benefits it provides but I just wanna crawl into a hole most days.

I am trying to keep up with hobbies and activities outside of work, which helps a little, but every day lately I am in such a slump during the work day. 

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  • I know exactly how you feel I hated my job at the civil service. And it wasn't even that for from my interests. When I wasn't dealing with red tape I was doing mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. But it was so rudimentary and full of needless simplifying asumptions I found I was making up interesting work to do at the weekends on my own time. So when an opportunity for job change finally came along I was able to present this work as evidence of my innovative spirit. Maybe one of these hobbies you're doing outside of work might open the door to a career shift?

    NAS77304 said:
    “big girl job”

    My first thought reading that "aren't there specialist websites that cater to that." But seriously though maybe that's part of the problem. Maybe your job is asking for a bit too much maturity from you. Maybe you need to start asking yourself if you really want a job where you have to put on a 'front' of maturity? Or maybe just ask yourself what it is you really care about? Are you really sure that couldn't be a viable career shift?

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  • I know exactly how you feel I hated my job at the civil service. And it wasn't even that for from my interests. When I wasn't dealing with red tape I was doing mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. But it was so rudimentary and full of needless simplifying asumptions I found I was making up interesting work to do at the weekends on my own time. So when an opportunity for job change finally came along I was able to present this work as evidence of my innovative spirit. Maybe one of these hobbies you're doing outside of work might open the door to a career shift?

    NAS77304 said:
    “big girl job”

    My first thought reading that "aren't there specialist websites that cater to that." But seriously though maybe that's part of the problem. Maybe your job is asking for a bit too much maturity from you. Maybe you need to start asking yourself if you really want a job where you have to put on a 'front' of maturity? Or maybe just ask yourself what it is you really care about? Are you really sure that couldn't be a viable career shift?

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