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Originally Posted by Blue_Bird
Well because my anxiety is so bad about volunteering more , like on the verge of throwing up from anxiety and panic attacks from it.my care manager agrees that it would be best to take a break from it for awhile until the spring and just focus on college which starts in January. Working in a kitchen//serving food is too fast paced/high pressure and overwhelming for me. I can't handle the stress and get sick with anxiety just thinking about it. So I'll give it a try again in the late spring. Im the mean time I'm just going to get to low pressure social stuff, work on my anxiety, and focus on doing well in college till I'm ready to give it a try again.
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Blue_Bird, a break from the volunteering sounds about right if you are having such anxiety about it. I had basically the same situation a number of times in the past. I'd try volunteering, but then had to stop because of either anxiety or bipolar episodes. It's definitely no failure. Having to take breaks from certain things is a part of life. For us with bipolar disorder or other types of mental health challenges, they are more frequent. However, the trying is so important. Once you're ready for such a thing again, I'm sure you'll give it another shot.
