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I had to leave a job for the first time in my life because of OCD/anxiety and I keep ruminating on the uncertainty of getting a new job. How do I get out of the loop of rumination?
I had to leave a job for the first time in my life because of OCD/anxiety and I keep ruminating on the uncertainty of getting a new job. How do I get out of the loop of rumination?
Where a door closes a window opens . Hang in there . Use leaving the job as a learning experience moving forward. Good luck . I have been looking for a job for a while also .
@777Q Thank you 🤍 good luck with your job search!
I am so sorry to hear that. I am so afraid that is going to happen to me, it’s getting harder and harder to keep up. I ruminate all the time. Recently I’ve tried 2 things that do help me at times: trying to be mindful and use your senses to ground yourself and calm. Focus on the now. When I absolutely cannot get relief I find that listening to a podcast or an audiobook helps, but it has to be something that really gets my attention. Feel better ♥️
@DogMom83 I believe in you 🤍 I hope it gets easier. I will use the skills you shared. Thank you!
Oh I am so sorry ! I developed severe rumination because of my marital situation which led to financial issues and me questioning why I got married for a second time ( first marriage lasted 26 years, and was a good marriage). My ruminations began to affect my entire life . That is why I joined NOCD. The best way is to work with a qualified counselor that can help you. I use Volvic Chaperon (Vic). He has been a godsend ! The best way to not ruminate is to just look for another job. I tend to ruminate for hours about tasks I have to do for work, but when I finally start doing them the anxiety etc., goes away. So I have learned to try and refocus by doing the task. They teach you in sales to figure out how many “ No” you get to get to a yes. In my industry I know that for approximately every 10 , we are not buying this year, I get 1 yes. So when I get to my 10th no, I allow myself to believe the next answer will be yes. Maybe you can do something like this in your job search.
@SteveK12 I have my consult with NOCD today so I am hopeful 🤍 thank you for your advice, I’m gonna look for another job and just 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.
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a difficult situation and I wanted to ask for some advice. I recently finished my studies and I am living from my savings while I look for a job. However this process has turned out to be a lot more difficult and tedious than I expected. I suspect I have OCD as I relate to a lot of the experiences described here, in particular those corresponding to pure OCD. I have continuous intrusive thoughts about how what I'm currently doing is not enough, I constantly need to reassured that what I'm doing is right, with some magical thinking and concerns about my relationship sprinkled in. These intrusive thoughts have made it very difficult to make any significant progress in looking for something. Added to this I'm not even sure I have OCD as I don't have the money to afford therapy right now (my mind keeps telling me that it's silly to write this message because there's no way I have OCD). I live in Switzerland so as far as I understand my insurance won't cover sessions with NOCD. In conclusion I'm a bit stuck, therapy would help with finding a job but I need a job to get therapy. If any of you have had any similar experience and have some piece of advice it would be very welcome.
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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