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Old Nov 05, 2015, 07:05 PM
CopperStar CopperStar is offline
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Member Since: Apr 2014
Location: US
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I feel you. I recently got a new job, it has only been one week and I am already getting terrible insomnia, racing thoughts, trouble focusing, anxiety and restlessness.

The new and sudden barrage of stimulation, the spike in pressure to perform and blend in at the same time, the sudden change in sleep schedule, etc. It's hitting me even past the Zyprexa. I feel like I am holding on for dear life at this point, because I really don't want to lose the job.

So far the only way I am really coping each day is to try to trigger disassociation for myself. I tell myself that I am just floating through the day like a strange dream, and that it will be over eventually. I try to imagine being outside the store when the shift is over, and my current situation during my shift has become just a memory. I pretend like it's already a memory and I am just remembering it. I try to do these mind tricks on myself throughout the day.