I have had about 5 jobs in the past that I have to quit because I have gotten severe anxiety attacks on the job. Recently, I took a very stressful job that caused me to have several anxiety attacks, I did not sleep for 3 days and lost 8 lbs in two weeks. I just couldnt go back and I quit on the spot. I shut myself out from the world and I would just cry and cry. I feel bad for doing that, but I feel I had no other choice. I dont know why but when I take a job that is stressful in the beginning, I tend to shut down and I feel I have no other choice but to quit. Now, I am feeling very depressed and I am not myself anymore..What is wrong with me? I went to a behavioral center but because I didn't have the money for the deductible ($2500), they have not called me back to get help. What can I do to get help...I don't mind working I guess I just can't handle high stress.
Q: I seem to get high anxiety when starting a stressful job, why does this happen?
Yvonne
Thank you for your question and welcome to AnxietyConnection.com.
I am not a medical professional and would not be able to give you medical advice.
However, it sounds as if you should speak with your doctor about what you have been experiencing. Although I cannot diagnose anxiety, what you have described is consistent with what adults with anxiety have described to me. Your doctor would be better able to determine if you have anxiety.
If so, there are many treatments available for anxiety, for example, medication, therapy,and cognitive behavioral therapy.
I know that when dealing with a county or state behavioral center, it can sometimes takes weeks to get an evaluation. You should call again to check and see when they expect to be able to see you.
There are also a number of free clinics throughout the country. You can check www.freeclinics.us to see if there is one near you.
Eileen
Hello Yvonne
First of all...I am sorry this is happening. It sounds like you are trying so hard and you keep having these setbacks due to stress. Are you taking any type of medication for your stress?
Okay you are saying that the last job was very stressful. Can you identify or list your stress triggers? What sorts of things set you off the most? Maybe if you list them we can provide some suggestions of how to deal with them.
Also...I think there are jobs more suited for folk who suffer from anxiety. Can you tells us about what jobs created the most anxiety for you?
I really do think it is possible for you to work...you just have to find the right job for you and also get a handle on how to cope with the stress.
Please do write back to us. Perhaps we can suggest further resources or information.
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Thank you so much for responding. Well I can tell you that the jobs where this has occured has been jobs where I am in an office alone and I solely am responsible for doing the job with no help, no one that I can easily turn to when I have questions. For example, the last job I quit--I was with the company for 2 years and was promoted. My job was to visit 50 Dr's offices a week and take care of any payment problems they had with us (the insurer). I don't have a medical or clinical background and it was very hard to understand how we were not paying correctly, or if they were coding the claims correctly. It was like a foreign language to me. Then I had to log all my visits and problems in several databases...The girl training me sat with me for 5 days total in a conf. room with her baby and baby sitter with us to train. It was horrible--it was too distracting. She was breast feeding so that was the only way she would train me. The last day of training, I was given an issue log which was all the problems she did not resolve and I was in charge of resolving them. Plus on my third week, I was supposed to take the lead in conference calls and I had no idea what to say. The calls were with Nurses, Dr's and contractors. Then on my fourth week, I was to fly out of town to give a presentation...and I had no idea what to present. It was just too overwhelming for me. It had me worried like crazy.