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Fired from Job Because of OCD
Has anyone been fired from a job because of OCD? Were you able to get another job?
Has anyone been fired from a job because of OCD? Were you able to get another job?
That’s exactly how I feel and it’s exhausting. It consumes you in a way you can’t define. Again, I am sorry you are going through this, I feel you. Maybe best to have an open discussion with the HR on the two previous instances.
Thank you! Thank you very much!!!! So true! The less work I did, the more exhausted I was, because I didn't spend the extra time relaxing but doing compulsions. It does consume you to the point you feel like you've lost yourself and the whole of you just turned into the Ocd. And yet you're still trying to hide it from everyone else and hope they don't notice. They do, eventually. They notice you've changed. They just don't realize it's ocd underneath it all. Nobody says anything. But they sure are confused about you. I've seen the abbreviation HR above. Could you pls tell me who or what is HR? My OCD is now better to some extent since I've been on medication, serotonin. Since October 22. But the side effects are so strong that I just can't function the way I am supposed to and expected to in everyday life, and that's the reason I can't figure out how I'm going to be able to work if I get a job. I need money, but at the same time I am praying noone hires me until I somehow get my life back together. Imagine being in a relationship with someone like me?!
By the way, I am so sorry you know what I am talking about. I am so sorry you feel like that too. But at the same time, it makes the world of difference to know there is someone else out there who knows how you feel. Before finding the NOCD's community I thought nobody would ever understand. Thanks for replying.
I'd love to know this bc I'm struggling at the moment wi t h the number of sick days i've taken. I'm trying to find a physiatrist to help with my reasonable accommodation paperwork but it's hard.
Why did you get fired?
@Winchester2004 I was recently diagnosed with staring OCD...I've been written up twice due to that.
@Starxgurl06 I have staring ocd too. But what exactly happened? Did they feel like you were giving people weird looks?
@Winchester2004 I looked at patients inappropriately...it's ruining everything in my life.
Written up for what reason if you don't mind me asking
I did not get fired, but I lost a lot of clients bc of ocd. I needed the money, but I couldn't take it from them because they were somehow triggering my ocd. I just looked for excuses for not wanting to be in business relationship with them anymore. I didn't tell them the truth, I just gave stupid excuses. (like not having enough time,...). I would break up a whole group of clients because I was scared of one of them. So not only loosing one client's payment for the course they wanted to attend, I lost the payment from 6-9 other members in the group. I had to close my company eventually. I wasn't able to function. I would spend more time on compulsions than on the actual work. I was so tired all the time. Now I am looking for a new job, but honestly I am not sure if I am capable of doing any.
Does anyone have OCD regarding always feeling like you are not good enough at your job? I'm 58 years old now I've had OCD since childhood. Every job I've been at I never felt as good as my colleagues. I am a nurse but I worked at that for 15 years I had a breakdown of sorts in 2017 and went on disability. I now work part time as a a swim instructor for kids. I always was afraid of killing someone when I was a nurse. Then I tried dog grooming but I was afraid I would do it wrong and hurt the dogs. At least now the stakes are lower. But my OCD is the same. I work with colleagues who are about 40 years younger than I am . I am afraid of teaching certain classes bc I feel like I wouldn't do as good a job as someone else. I know I can do it but it's like I have a fear of not giving them their money's worth. I've been at my current job for 2 years . I've gotten very positive comments from my managers but I can't seem to believe them. I feel a lot of shame bc I lost a lot of my life to OCD and I am at an age where people are starting to retire after long and successful careers and here I am working at an entry level job. I'm planning on trying to get out of my comfort zone and teaching some of the classes I'm afraid of .it's really hard. I'm always scared what if I lose my benefits and had to work again as a nurse how would I do it.
I've been having a really tough time lately with a recent workplace interaction that occurrd today, and my mind just keeps replaying the events over and over. It feels like an endless loop, and I'm finding it incredibly hard to let go. I'm trying to figure out if this intense replaying is more about my OCD, or if it's a typical reaction to a stressful situation that's being amplified by my OCD tendencies. The specific details of the incident involve a colleague engaging in a racially insensitive discussion that I tried to disengage from. Despite my attempts to steer the conversation away and remove myself, the situation escalated with direct confrontation and accusations. This led to significant emotional distress for me. Later in the day, the same colleague misunderstood another conversation, making baseless accusations and publicly confronting me in a very aggressive way. I kept quiet throughout, just a bit of muttering. The emotional toll of these interactions has been immense. Now, my mind is stuck. I can't seem to stop dwelling on every word, every gesture, and every imagined alternative outcome. Hoping I'm not viewed as the "angry black woman" which is such an affair narrative why can't I state grievances of racism, without this narrative. * how do you manage the relentless replaying of stressful workplace interactions? What are your go-to coping mechanisms when your mind gets "stuck" on these loops? * Have you found any specific strategies helpful for navigating interpersonal conflicts at work when your OCD makes it difficult to process and move past them? * When you're feeling emotionally vulnerable due to work stress, what helps you prevent these situations from turning into prolonged rumination cycles? Any advice or shared experiences would be incredibly helpful. I'll be so grateful for any assistance. I just feel like I'm not good at life.
I always have fears about getting fired from work and constantly rechecking my old work. I think about 24/7 and how im going to make an enormous mistake that ruins the company and gets me fired. Then, if any type of mistake does happen I let it ruin my day. Ill look back at the past mistake and beat myself up over it. Any suggestions for mindfulness approaches?
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