I feel so defeated but I gave into my compulsion because I was having really bad silent panic attacks at work. And I decided to tell my boss the truth. He seemed very very chill about it and wasn’t upset but I’m still like ….. disappointed and concerned that I’m doing this the 3 week of my new job. I can’t be doing this. I need this job forreal. Has anyone else had the same experience?
I haven't experienced the exact same thing, but I do understand for definite. You should be free to leave work when you are having a panic attack, I can understand you are worried as it seems like a new job, but you are human and don't feel as if you need to push yourself if you can't, you need to feel comfortable and safe while working no panicking, so you did the right thing. The boss being chill is good too as he seems to be understanding of your problem, and hopefully he stays that way if the panicking is common. Also don't worry when you feel you've given into a compulsion because I do it all the time aswell and it's frustrating, the reality that it's really hard to keep up some times more than others and you shouldn't worry about that either. I wish you best of luck in your job tho, never feel pressured when you feel done or overworked mentally or physically ❤️
@melsxae Thank you this made me feel good. I’m still learning a lot about this anxiety monster but I guess I’m making progress if I’m recognizing it?
@JBird88 Yes definitely! I'm proud of you, keep up your good work
Don't feel defeated, when you go to work next time, concentrate on going to your bosses and thanking him or her. I would offer to stay late to make up for the lost time. This will make sure you win him. Moving forward, concentrate on the job between your hands, and if not busy ask him if he needs help. This is how you win the employee of the month reward. Make you this your goal, not just a paycheck. You will be fine.
@hanysm@gmail.com You’re right thank you for this advice. I’m thinking of arriving super early and finishing a lot of work after the weekend. And then offering to help everyone and maybe bring donuts or something. Cause I really really need to keep this job and I think maybe the stress might be getting to me even though the job I’m doing isn’t hard at all. My intrusive thoughts have been driving me crazy But I guess I’m glad I told him the truth
Hey everyone! I’m new to this app, but not new when it comes to OCD treatments. A few years ago I had to leave school/ my job in order to work on my mental health which was hard but needed. Mentally things have more or less gotten better OCD wise but I still really struggle with protectionism. I started a new job within the past 6 months that is challenging, but I enjoy enough to hopefully stay at for a few years. As of the past two weeks I have been really struggling with ruminating over my performance at work. I have been trying really hard to learn all the moving parts of the job, but because of lack of mentoring and constant little hiccups I have been stressing. Currently I have been overwhelmed/ overthinking so much that I have been messing up my work and it seems like my coworkers are pretty annoyed by constantly having to correct me. It’s honestly my worst fear as a perfectionist to feel like a burden. My intrusive thoughts as of late is that they are going to think I don’t care or try hard enough, that they talk bad about me to each other, and that they are going to fire me. Has anyone else experienced this type of OCD perfectionism that affects there performance within school or work and if so is there anything that you did in order to help recenter yourself in the moment to stop your brain from running in circles?
tw: mention of physical symptoms caused by anxiety and quick mention of sh does anyone else have poor work attendance and call out too much bc of anxiety ? i don’t want to sound entitled for “having the luxury of calling out” whenever i need to bc i know some people just can’t afford to. but i just want to know if anyone else has this issue. (i work a part time barista position) my anxiety will manifest into paralyzing physical symptoms like severe nausea, sweats, urges to sh, and continuous horrible intrusive thoughts that manifested said anxiety attack, and i know that my unstable mental state will make me very unpleasant to be around and completely unable to perform my job properly. so i’ll end up calling out. my managers haven’t talked to me about my attendance, but i’m very vocal about it bc i’m highly aware that it’s a problem. i’ve told them that it’s not that i don’t want to work. i’m not that kind of employee. i just become so paralyzed and consumed in my head that i know i won’t be able to perform my role that day and it’ll do more damage coming in unfortunately. i know most people will just go in regardless and i completely admire those of you that do. but does anyone just have shitty attendance for this reason ? :(
I was wondering if it was normal to be having really good days to coming home from my first day at a new job to a panic attack and overwhelming thoughts. I just felt out of it after I left work and just broke down when I got home.
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