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Originally Posted by windomcat
I can completely identify with work being stressful. My anxiety has been so high for the last week that I have barely been able to breathe. I am terrified that I am going to lose my job (again) due to illness. That would really be the last straw I think.
I guess what I do when I get really anxious at work is to try to stay active. I work in a small retail store. If I can manage to get engaged in a project or working with a customer it usually keeps my mind off of my anxiety. For me, it's the down time that is hard. I usually bring a book, sometimes my knitting, and just try to keep busy and quiet. I frequently have to segragate myself from the other two people who work there, as they are just too "normal" for me to deal with at times.
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I wanted to say thank you for your post. I know how you feel as I am terrified of loosing my job do to being DID. So my T has not put that dx on any papers. My official dx is major depression. I work at an airport and there is down time but we are not allowed to do anything during that time. I do my best to stay active but sometimes it is hard. I think it is great that you can take a book or knitting to your work. It would be nice if I could do that. I know what you mean when you say that some people are just to "normal" to deal with. Most of the people I work with are messed up in one form or another it is almost like a requirement to have the job. That too can make things difficult.
Thank you so much for the ideas.
Diana
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