Mental Health Thread • Page 502

So happy for you Shak, congrats on finally getting out of the job hunt! You more than earned it and will do great

 

Thank you. It took embarrassingly too long I feel but it’s done.

 

Let’s gooooo @Shakriel!! Congratulations I hope the new gig is great

 

There was a shooting in my town, it was only a matter of time. I’m so fucking done. I used to work where it happened in high school.

 

Man. been a while since i started a new job and i'm feeling overwhelmed and anxious as hell. even had a panic attack tonight just contemplating things lol.

i should settle in, but am freaked for the moment.

 

I was at a job for ~7 years. I left June 2024 and around August 2024 I had the WORST regret over leaving. I felt sick every day over it and so stressed out (no one’s fault but my own)

a year + later it’s the best decision I ever made. Those first few months at a new job can be so tough but hang in there!

 

Thanks for this. Just never been great with change and seeing the expectations for 30/60/90 days had me freaking a little. nothing impossible just surprised so much so soon haha.

 

Without getting into details that some psycho could find by searching for me online, I just need to say it makes me fucking sick to see Hegseth spouting off about "dudes in dresses" and climate change and not being able to publicly say my piece on the horrific rise in extremism in this country without having to worry about my employer terminating me because a bunch of nazis and bots mobilized online to make sure I can't feed my family. I feel like I am rotting from the inside-out

 

I have done so much work in the past six months to become a healthier person mentally. A lot of therapy, new treatments, a bit of exercise, a full time job that keeps my brain occupied and I think I've gotten a lot better. Trying to be more considerate and understanding of others.

But then I take one look at what's going on in our country and the world and I start unraveling. I feel so trapped by this awful country. I don't want to go back to who I was and I don't want to suffer here.

 

I feel you on that. I think any rational human being would have some level of similar feelings towards the state of our country. Things are really fucked and scary right now. Unfortunately I've found the best thing for my mental health is to try to not think about what I can't control and try to live my life as normal as I can for now. Wish I had better advice than that, it's a sad situation. Happy to hear you've made improvements in your mental health journey otherwise though!