Anxiety Forum

[desperateDave]

i just lost my job a week ago due to my anxiety It was a job where Im constantly in front of customers. I get panic attacks alot and sometimes have to leave them and go somewhere to cool down. my manager said i cant be doing that and last week was final straw :(

do others have similar probs? now I'm fearing the worst cos I have to go to interviews and I constantly have panic during them. i HATE anxiety

[JONES99679]

Dave,

I have anticipatory anxiety every night and morning before work, yet I am fine once here. It doesn't help that my worst panic attack happened at work, but was related to medical tests, not work itself, but I think I relate it to my job, since that's where it happened. Are you in treatment? Mental health issues are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act.

[desperateDave]

wow I didnt know about the Disabilities Act protection. how does that work? im not seeing anybody yet, afraid to see shrinks. and cant afford to now anyway

[JONES99679]

Basically you can not discriminate due to mental illness, same as any other disability.

[duddits]

My SA has definitely affected my job. I started working (I'm a store clerk) at this retail store 8 months ago, then less than 4 months later the store manager was telling me that he was going to train me to be a 3rd key. (low end manager). I guess somehow or another I told him that I couldn't run the register, so that lead to me being passed up for a promotion.
You have to be able to run the register in order to advance in this business. I have more formal education and more tenure at this said company than anyone else, but because of my SA I can't seem to climb the corporate ladder.

Anxiety attacks start for me when I see customers in the checkout line, then I somehow start thinking "they're aggrevated and getting impatient." So, at the same time I'm telling myself I need to bag perfectly, count the money correctly, and also be speedy.

Before I know it, my hands are shaking, my mind seems to go "blank" to the point where I forget my birthdate, and I'm sweating profusely.

I'm going to start back on Paxil CR soon.

It's a crazy life!

[pmdcwd]

My husband receives social security diasbility and union medical retirement because of his.
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Paula

[shoe]

Dave, sorry to hear about the loss of a job. that really sucks. I hope u find a better job out of this.

For me, I dont go anywhere in the jobs I have, like duddits I never get promoted. I'm pretty quiet and stay to myself and sometimes let people walk all over me in my job, but no matter how good I do I am overlooked. The loud, confident, outgoing people who network with others and climb the social ladder are the ones who are more likely to reach sucess it seems.

I also have missed out on many opportunities because I did lousy at job interviews. Someday, darnit.. someday I'll get my foot in the door of a great place. i swear it hehe

[desperateDave]

thanx 4 letting me know im not alone I have a job interview next week Im dreading but im gonna try to keep positive thoughts goin

[Miranda]

This is Miranda again. I'm 22 and going to school to be an interior designer. I really want to be good at what I do and that's a main reason why I'm seeking help. This line of work is based on communicating my ideas and getting to know my clients really well. I don't want this anxiety to get in my way of my passion. Duddits, does that medication work for you pretty well and what are the side effects if you don't mind me asking?

[duddits]

Hey Miranda. I never really experienced any side-effects, well not any that I could recognize, while I was taking Paxil CR. I was reluctant to take paxil again, because I didn't have such a good response from the original form that was released first. The first time I took paxil a few years back I had night time sweating (in the middle of winter) and chest pains.

Other people say its bad for them, some say it works for them, but it's one of those things that varies from person to person.

[Fear]

[Fear]

how old are you?

[brickyard_red]

I've never lost a job because of it, but I've been talked to. My managers/bosses have told me that I need to be more reliable because I've called off too much.

I worked in a retail store for 3 months for "seasonal help" and I had a panic attack every morning before I went in and shook so bad I could barely punch the buttons on the register. I also cried myself to sleep every night the night before. Once I was there for about an hour to an hour and a half though my shakes and upset stomach would go away a little bit.

Cath
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"Practice makes perfect so be careful what you practice."

[shoe]

yuck, cath.. that reminds me of high school.. every single day I had panic attacks lasting for a good majority of the day.. it takes SOOOoo much out of you, and at the end of the day you are exhausted (as well as feeling terrible about yourself).

Im glad those days are over! Luckily I've had jobs where I don't have much interaction with people - but I do have to attend the occassional meeting, and those are very tough for me. But now that I'm on medication its thankfully a bit more manageable

[flower29]

Mine does I been absent about seven times in 3 months and I am a teacher I never leave any lesson plans when i am absent and this is my first year teaching I am supposed to be proving myself but I have so much anxiety that I just want to stay home I am scared that their not going to rehire me .
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