When Your Job Causes Too Much Stress

It's normal for a job to cause you some amount of stress. We all experience it. Even the most basic of jobs come with some stress. But what about when that stress becomes too much? This is something I wanted to write about because I recently had this dilemma. I had a job for the past 6 months that was intensely stressful. The pay was great, something that most people my age were not making at their part time jobs, but as time went on, I began to realize that maybe this wasn't for me. I was constantly stressed and the shifts were long. I wont go into too much detail, however as an anxious person, this really began to have an effect on me psychologically. I dreaded having to go into work. I would spend the hours before going to work in a state of panic. And as much as I needed to have a job right now, this is the point when I asked myself, is this really worth it?

And for me, it wasn't. So finally, I quit. I'm extremely lucky to have been able to find another job quickly after this. And while, no, it doesn't pay quite as much as the other one did, I no longer dread having to go to work. I feel a lot better since making this switch; I may not make as much money as I did with my other job, but my level of anxiety and dread regarding work as decreased so much.

So for those of you who find yourselves in a similar situation, ask yourself: Is this really worth it?

Analyse your options. Because I know that life can put you in a hard place where you have no other choice. But I'm a strong believer that your health comes above all. Your physical and mental health. As I've said over and over again, please, be kind to yourself. If you feel like you truly cannot do it and it's starting to eat you up inside, look at your options and find a way out. Work should not be that torturous for you. You'll find yourself a lot happier and productive when you have a job that doesn't cause toxic levels of stress for you.

xo

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