Have any of you had your work life completely disrupted by Covid-19? It ran me right off the rails and I'm not back on track yet. So now, to sauce up my anxiety over not feeling able to work, I worry constantly about money and meeting monthly financial needs. There seems to be something every day that messes up my routine and it turns into a reason to not work, supporting what I know to be irrational fears about working but cannot shake. I am a CSR for a financial institution and answer calls for 8-hr shifts.
If anyone has been able to return to work, please elaborate. Any advice is welcome.
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Hi, I work 12 hour shifts in retail so facing the public constantly of which i feel like I'm in a fish bowl which increases my anxiety! I returned to work under a severe panic thinking I wouldn't be able to do it after being furloughed for what seemed like forever, it hasn't been easy due to my brain overthinking it and i recently relapsed as i am in recovery. Of course that made me feel even more anxious but it also made me realise i had to be more honest with people about my issues so now my 'self thought dirty little secret ' is out to my colleagues I feel more empowered to face work with some of the fear missing. All you can do is face it,let the thoughts come,forgive yourself for the negative thoughts,replace them with your appreciation for the fact you have tried,and then let it go.As we all know,you have to do this one day at a time. I hope I've made sense as I'm still trying to work through my anxiety but wanted to help.
Yes, that makes sense. That is the whole thing.... to just tell the anxiety and fear they are liars and push past it and just clock in. Just do it. Fear be damned. I let it overtake me, but I really want to commit to myself that I WILL at least clock in and try no matter what my fear and anxiety is telling me. I work from home so that's all I have to do... sit at my desk, clock in, put on my headset and start answering calls. If stupefies me that I make it such an impossible thing. Thank you, you did help and I'm going to work on the strength to JUST DO IT. God bless. 🙂
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