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Originally Posted by LeeSMonrovia
I got fired yesterday (for the first time in my life). The job was so stressful I ended up depressed/anxiety attacks and had to take a month off work. On my first day back they greeted me with a separation agreement and generous severance. They told me they lost their confidence in my ability to do the job.
I was numb all day yesterday and had trouble sleeping, I can't eat -- no appetite, diarrhea.
I am meeting with my therapist this morning, but I am really struggling with the anxiety I feel around the whole thing. I feel like I messed up my life by not holding it together, but there's no way I could have gone on there.
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Try to view this as a blessing in disguise. The job was toxic to your well being. The generous severance could be used to travel (take a vacation, or go on a retreat). Now you are free from that horrible job and company, so that you can find out what your true calling is. You'll have to make some practical adjustments to your lifestyle to downsize it, in order to save money during this life transition, but you can do it, as long as you have a good support system of people who encourage you, around you.
Don't panic. That's all I'm trying to say. This is a blessing in disguise. I think being fired can be a real opportunity if you see it as an opportunity to start over, to really spend time pursuing a life and a job that will make you happy. Therapy is good. It will keep you grounded while you go through this transition. I've been there. I know what you're going through.