looking for a job but feeling very anxious

[Majimbuu]

I currently have a job that I love but is very loud and overstimulating with a bunch of talking. I'm a good worker and really love to focus on solely doing my work. I find it very hard to keep up with the social aspect that comes with most any job and it's so painful for me to even try and fit in. I have extreme anxiety about even doing an interview to get a new job and I COMPLETELY freeze and jumble my words when even doing an interview and my mind goes blank. I bombed my last interview because I get so nervous that I talk to fast a blurt out stuff I probably don't even need to mention saying. I am terrible at selling myself and I'm stuck in this job that I'm comfortable with doing but absolutely miserable in the environment. Does anyone know where I could even possible find a job. I feel so hopeless right now and the online job hunting and reading each description is so scary for me. I feel so anxious and scared and I just wish someone who is understanding could hire me. I am a phenomenal worker I just have thee absolute worst social skills and I'm so painfully awkward that you even start to question your own existence in my presence. I wish I didn't make people feel this was with my own existence. I am truly lost and I have no idea what to do.

[Blueruth]

Interviewing is a skill not a talent. There is a lot of pressure to "sell" and "perform". I work in a field where you move around a lot and trust me it takes practice. IDK where you live but you might be able to find a workforce center near you. There they will practice and give you advice for free. Failing that watching some youtube videos and practicing in front of the mirror would help.

In the meantime can you wear noise canceling headphones? If you look up focus music on your fav music app... find one that is 40 hz. That might help. It is okay to tell coworkers you need downtime to focus. A lot of people block off time on their calendar just so they can work without interruption.

[Bentleybexley39]

Totally relate to this feeling. Honestly, I have no clue how I landed my current job (still undecided if it was a good choice). When I was looking for jobs it was so exhausting and I was anxious that I was going to be trapped in a job I hated and just suffocate with worry and panic. It took me 6y and the help of the job market crashing to get out with just random luck (and I think my new company’s desperation to hire ppl). Idk if you’re in the US or not but look into the government disability process and protection process. You have a reasonable accommodation request, be somewhere secluded. That’s not hard for an employer to assist with. Look into your other options not just getting overwhelmed trying to get free.

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An interview is a bidirectional conversation to find mutual compsatibility. Looking for 'a job' is a useless quest. I have interviewed many people and the worst have no suitable objective and are time wasters.

[yello123]

I have had many different jobs over the years and every time I go for an interview, I hate it. If you are not comfortable with the job you are in and the environment or a coworker are bringing you down day after day then it is not the job for you. In the last 13 years I have changed jobs 4 times. I found each one more toxic than the last and the last one I was working at brought me in daily contact with one of the nastiest people I have met in my life. She made everyone miserable but our manager would not fire her because she basically did his job for him. I ended up leaving for leave of absence because of the toxic environment and stress it was causing. 1. Never feel like you have to stay in one job. If you are not happy there please do something about it. Make a plan to search for something else and take your time finding something that suits you and makes you happy. You don't have to rush to leave one job for another and knowing you are looking for something else totally helps take the stress off from the job you are working now. 2. Go to the INDEED . com website, put in the town/city where you are looking for work and put in the type of work you are looking for. Tons of jobs come up every day. 3. The dreaded interview. Everyone hates an interview. You are not alone. Since COVID a lot of businesses have made it possible to do online video interviews or even phone interviews so It takes off so much pressure of you having to do a personal interview. Give them a call when you apply and see if they offer these options. 4. Always be sure to google anything if it doesn't feel right. There are alot of great at home jobs available, again thanks to COVID. Just be sure to do research online to see if these jobs may be a scam. 5. Never give anyone your social security number on line or over the phone unless you are totally sure it is legit. 6. When you do interview don't try to sell yourself. Instead be yourself. Let them see the real you and include things like I am a great team player, enjoy working with others and am scared to death of interviews. Break the ice and the interview should feel better for you. Hope these ideas help, be happy and everything else will fall into place.