I’m so stressed out.

[DemureRose]

I didn’t think my life could get anymore stressful. But it has.

For the past three years, I have been working at my moms business and I’ve loved it. It’s a job that involves creativity, which is my first love and having my mom as my boss and being close to my coworkers has been amazing.

Before Covid-19 even happened, my mom was considering selling the business because she wasn’t bringing in anymore money. She has another job as well so she was stressed out and overwhelmed.

When Covid-19 hit, the business was shut down for months. April and May are our money months and help us get through the typically slow June and part of July. Without those months to help us, the business has been in a decline. Luckily, my mom has been able to make enough money off smaller products to pay the employees and the rent but she is not earning anything.

She is now seriously considering selling and while I don’t blame her, I’m incredibly stressed out. Part of why I loved working is because I felt so comfortable there. Having my mom as my boss can be stressful and irritating, but it’s also a lot of fun. I’m not scared to mess up and I’m not scared to ask questions. I feel comfortable there.

I had planned on working at the business all though college because it is easy to work around my schedule, and while my mom would never sell the business to someone that would fire all of the current employees, I still worry about working under a complete stranger. I’ve never worked under a complete stranger before and didn’t think I would need to worry about it until after I graduated college and began my career.

I just feel like life is throwing so many stressful things at me and I’m nearing the point where I can’t take anymore.

[lorianxiety]

He,llo DemureRose, Your feelings of stress and anxiety are of course are understandable and undeniably heightened as the time is drawing closer for Lockdown to ease, and I feel that no one at this moment of time can possibly be carefree or without reservations of what is about to happen regarding finding their feet and starting afresh You are fortunate in some respects having started with your mother and feeling a sense of self worth is so important for any future prospectsAs you said you are confident inasmuch as you are talented ,artistic,that's what you work on the tools you know best---who knows in time you will start your own business-believe in yourself-I Can And-I Will,regardless of your social anxiety,believe me .all the best ,hoping that circumstances improve for both you and mom.!!.