Showing posts with label panic attacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label panic attacks. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2009

Unemploymental

So, I'm unemployed. Its really no one's fault but my own, but I really feel like I had no choice in quitting my job. I was having severe panic attacks at work. It was pretty awful; I would get to work and start bawling and could not stop. I couldn't do my job, I couldn't get anything done. I sought professional help but all anyone could do was offer me more Prozac. It got to the point where I felt like killing myself was a better option than going to work. My boyfriend took me to the emergency room but apparently they can't do anything for you unless you are actually going to kill yourself. I didn't want to die, I just couldn't go to work without having a breakdown and felt like I couldn't give up on my career as a Chemist. After battling with this work panic for three weeks, I decided I had to quit my job. There was nothing else I could do; I couldn't stay at work, but I couldn't take any more sick time. No doctor or therapist could do or say anything to stop the panic attacks. So, about two weeks ago, I quit my job with no employment prospects and no way to support myself. I haven't had a single panic attack since I quit my job, but I can't say that I'm 100% better. There are times when I want to curl up in a ball and hide under the bed, but I know I have to keep pushing myself to find employment. I'm trying to look at it as an adventure to find myself, and its been fairly interesting so far. I know its essential to stay positive and I know there will be a happy ending to my story.