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Originally Posted by golden_eve
I am going downhill FAST, I am worried, I am scared and I need help please.
If this thread doesn't belong here, I apologize and please move as you see fit.
Work stress has been building for a few months and has now reached a new height this week. I am not about to walk out or quit, but I went to HR and vocalized my discontent saying I want to leave because of X issue. I have only been there 7 months and am already looking for other jobs. I cannot take the extreme stress or pressure anymore.
My fiance is also facing enormous and mounting stress at work and also physically. He is not well physically or mentally right now. His stress at work is far too great.
Financially, we are beginning to struggle. His finances have dwindled lately -- (he is paid on 100% commission only) and to no fault of his own but due to serious dysfunction within the company. He is looking but cannot afford a pay cut right now either, which is his greatest concern. So I am partially supporting both of us right now, which is a huge strain on me financially and emotionally because I am trying to also save for our wedding/honeymoon.
He is suffering immensely from physical injuries, two of them, plus a sudden onslaught of migraines -- I am very concerned.
We cannot afford time off. We cannot afford the surgery he needs on his shoulder.
We are scheduled to marry in May. Right now I hope it can happen financially for us.
I am not mentally well and am unraveling.
I don't see my therapist until Tuesday. I am not in any danger of harm, I am just not well and do not know how to cope anymore with all this stress coming from multiple directions, impacting our lives, our well-being and our happiness.
Please help -- thank you!!
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I know all about work stress and how it can have a terrible effect on your mental, physical and emotional health. I’m sorry you and your fiancé are both going through this at the same time. From my own experience, the best I could do was try and learn from the situation. For me, part of the learning experience is to step back and relax and bit and accept what I can’t control. That’s a life lesson the universe keeps presenting me time and again and I never can seem to get it even though I know it would be for the best. None of us is perfect. We just try to do better. I hope things ease up a bit soon.