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Working severely worsens my anxiety and depression

I’m sure this has been talked about in this Reddit thread in the past but it’s my turn now. I’m struggling, man. Like, really struggling. 2 years ago I worked at a manufacturing plant. It was hell. For over 7 years I worked for a narcissist who did not value their employees. I finally took a stand for myself and left, with $3k in my bank account and no backup plan, and no other experience. Today, I can say that I’ve worked hard to find a work from home job, which is something I wanted my whole life. Just makes things easier. The thing is… I spent months off of work, and I finally found true happiness. I felt free. I had time to spend with my loved ones. I had time to learn and work on my art projects. I felt like a person again. Now, though this job…


I’m sure this has been talked about in this Reddit thread in the past but it’s my turn now. I’m struggling, man. Like, really struggling.

2 years ago I worked at a manufacturing plant. It was hell. For over 7 years I worked for a narcissist who did not value their employees. I finally took a stand for myself and left, with $3k in my bank account and no backup plan, and no other experience.

Today, I can say that I’ve worked hard to find a work from home job, which is something I wanted my whole life. Just makes things easier. The thing is… I spent months off of work, and I finally found true happiness. I felt free. I had time to spend with my loved ones. I had time to learn and work on my art projects. I felt like a person again. Now, though this job is good and actually values me, I…I don’t know. I’m…miserable while working. And I don’t mean just bored or annoyed at what I’m doing, I’m miserable. My mind races. I get fatigued. So fatigued from this computer job that I don’t even have the energy to do anything after work.

I think the 9-5 is killing me. I don’t know how to get out of this pattern either. I realize that no job is going to work with my poor mental health, and no amount of therapy or pills aids my work life.

I guess I just had to rant a little. Has anybody found any way of negating this horrible heavy looming feeling of forever being trapped?

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