I have had social anxiety disorder/general anxiety disorder several years ago. Last January I started a job as a child protection social worker and began suffering from an increase in anxiety. In February I was put off work for a month and diagnosed with OCD and depression as well as the anxiety which increased. I also believe I have PTSD but have not yet been diagnosed. I returned to work and decided in June that I needed to leave the job. I started immediately looking for a new job and have 13 days left at my job. I have no job to go to. My panic/anxiety is at an all time high and my depression is making getting out of bed in the morning difficult. I am on medications/seeing a therapist but no one wants to change anything until I`m done work to see if the increases are situational. I am so frustrated and just need a place where people get it.
I know I get it. A lot of my anxiety is situational. Right now, I've got finals on my shoulders, plus full time work, plus everything else my overactive mind decides to throw into the mix.
I have noticed that my anxiety reduces when I have fewer deadlines, so hopefully your anxiety will relax once you've left your job. I know you'll still be stressed with needed to find a new job, but at least in a couple of weeks you'll be able to full focus on that instead of worrying about both finding a new job and finishing out strong at your old job.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny