anxiety to get a job

[SkyAl3]

I’ve been applying to jobs but then I get this big wave of anxiety. Right now I do Uber eats/ Amazon flex and I like it because i don’t have anyone watching my every move, I set me own hours and honestly it feels like a safe job. Like I want to get a job but then my anxiety thoughts start creeping. Like will I be good enough for this job, what about if my anxiety and depression get bad while on the job, just the idea of someone depending on me freaks me out, I hate it. Any advice or anyone feels like this. Like in my good days I’ll apply to jobs but then on my bad days I doubt myself. I recently got a on call pet sitter job and I was freaking out thinking if I’m good enough, I even have days where I just want to quit, i start next week and to be honest im scared. Like I’m excited but then I’m anxious about it. This has been going on for a while and some days my anxiety just takes over and I’m just scared of failure.

[davidthecoder]

Hi Sky,

It sounds like your anxiety is giving you anxiety. That is what makes it a tricky problem to deal with. I have it as well, so I can understand. I don't know about you, but I often find myself overthinking things. Maybe that is the case here as well? Also, I think it something that almost all of us will do. But some more than others, and that is why we are here on these forums I suppose.

If you like what you are doing currently, and are making enough money to live comfortably, then maybe that is what you should be doing.

But the pet sitter job sounds like a pretty fun and low stress. I can see that being beneficial to your mental health as well.

Whichever way you go, I hope that you will find relief from you anxiety.

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

I can relate. I think trauma plays a big part of it. Because I am a perfectionist and I'm trying to recover from it. I never think I'm doing good enough, it can always be better. If I make a mistake, it'll stay with me. Even a minor one.

Anxiety makes me think about what ifs. What if I have a panic attack on the job? What if it's really bad that I need to go home? What if people think I'm a weirdo and fire me?

When I was a child, I hated group projects at school. I like working by myself. Also I was never paired up with the right folks. Always 2 lazy and 1 who really wants to help out but has no idea what to do.

I even looked for jobs that let me work alone and the only one I found was maintenance aka janitor (nightshift) or librarian. I actually wanted to be a librarian. But first I need to get an education.

I never held a job before. I'm glad you found something you can do like UberEats. I miss driving around. I'm working my way back to that.

I can only suggest working with a counselor who specializes in anxiety to help work towards the goal of landing a permanent job. I wish you luck with the pet sitting job.

Wish you healing 🫂❤️

[Artistfriend]

One thing about jobs is the more you do them the more routine they become. I still get anxiety at work sometimes but the more you make it through those tough days the more you trust yourself to handle whatever happens

[Ford_prefect42]

wow this post could have been written by me! I'm literally going through the same thing. I see a job and I know I'm qualified for it but then I think through everything and convince myself I'm not qualified or not good enough in the eyes of the people hiring. For the record though, I would absolutely let you pet sit!

i don't have much advice since I'm in the same boat, but if I find anything that helps I'll post it

[LadyZen]

It sounds like you've narrowed down the issue to the fear of failure. I guess the question now is how do you work through that. What are some baby steps you think you can take? That answe might lie somewhere within you.