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Old May 23, 2015, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by xMandyRose View Post
But afterwards I just felt like crying. I just wanted to go to bed and It was only 4. I should be happy that I'm able to take these steps as they come. I thought maybe I was just exhausted and needed sleep...but today I feel even lower. And I'm afraid of continuing to feel this way when I have to go back tomorrow.

I don't want to feed this monster. Anxiety. Depression. Whatever it may be. I don't know what to do right now though.
Hi MandyRose,

Congratulations on the new job. That sounds like a great step to me, even thought the first day was stressful.

I know how it is. When you're feeling stressed and you're in a situation where you have to pretend that everything is fine, that is somehow even way more stressful. At least that's how it is with me. I do have something you can try right now

http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf

and general overall advice for the longer term:

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

Give yourself a break for the first few days. Get tons of sleep if you can and if you need to and take care of yourself in all ways physically.

- vital
Thanks for this!
xMandyRose