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I’m exhausted.

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Could be the weather (have my sad lamp) but don’t know what it i… more

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Can someone tell me how I can become a mental health first aider at my work. I have had mental health issues in the past so I feel I would have the understanding and experience to help others

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I wasn’t valued enough to keep around. I worked so hard and in the end it didn’t matter.

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I just terminated from my job. This has never happened to me before. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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I started a new job and it is so bad that I’m doing my best to leave ASAP and it hasn’t even been two months. The team is chronically understaffed because the client won’t pay for the correct scope, t… more

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Has anyone taken time off for mental health (fmla, short term disability, long term disability) and then returned to work? What was that process like and did you fear any kind of retaliation?

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Transitioning back to work after pat leave and been “suffering in silence”. I’m on a new account, so any chance for promotion is a year discussion away, no one is hiring and day care is expensive. I l… more

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Every time I am given an assignment, I start freaking out. I am having trouble managing my time and get lots of anxiety. I am not able to see how the assignments fall on different dates in the calenda… more

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I get to do what people say is ‘cool work’ but it’s not award winning. I feel like I’ll be trapped working crazy hours and hustling till I die. And I'm not even that good at stuff im coasting off … more

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Has anyone here ever been so miserable in their job, where it’s beyond depression, burnout, and anxiety, but getting physically ill with intense nausea from it? I work with someone who is gaslighting … more

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Is it weird that when I’m stressed/irritated I imagine myself punching a dry-wall ? I can only imagine how I want to act out.

Is anyone else just feeling anxious at all times because of all the layoffs…?

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Today, I woke up super early, took a shower & went on a long walk. I went to Dunkin Donuts, bought a water bottle, coffee & bfast sandwich. Now I’m sitting in the sun while a bee buzzes around… more

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Will I ever not feel like I’m struggling? Every year goes by and gets worse and worse. I’m at an age where this is supposed to be the fulfilling best years of my life. How do y’all stay positive?

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I started a new job recently and, I was getting into a great groove, then my Grandmother died. Since taking a short bereavement, I feel like I’ve lost the ‘flow’ that I created and I’ve been feeling v… more

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Anyone else get social anxiety that makes it almost impossible to work in an office?

And if so have/would you tell your manager about it (we’re hybrid)?

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