Went back to work

I quit my last job about 6 months ago. It was too stressful and I was overwhelmed. The days were to long and I had to deal with lots of people all day. Last week I started a new job. Unfortunately it's full time. Which I didn't want. Also my pdoc & Tdoc both thought I should start out part time. But I needed a job & that's what I could get. At first I was excited, they chose me! But my first 2 days I had to work 9 hours. It was very overwhelming. I was so stressed. I thought I could handle it. But my anxiety was taken over. I took a Zanax but I needed more. It wasn't enough this time. If I take anymore I will be falling asleep. I want to work. I need the money. But I may have to quit. They only want full time. Even part time the job though it is a warehouse job it's still very overwhelming because of the amount of orders to be done. I hate that now it's so hard for me to work. The last few years have been so hard for me. Realizing I can't do things I once did is hard for me to process. My Tdoc says I'm not bad enough to get disability. But I can't seem to find anything even part time that I can do anymore. I just don't know what to do. I am so frustrated!

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Does your county offer any vocational programs? I'm in one now and it's a good bridge from part-time into full-time with a job coach and support group. Very helpful. There's also CalWorks which I'm not sure on the details but have heard good reviews. Best of luck to you!

Hi. You could also sign up at temp companies. They may have part-time assignments. For me personally I can not return to the same line of work. My last occupation was very stressful (social worker). I was just approved for disability. If I was to find a part-time job to help with income I would think long and realistically on what type of job I could handle.

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Just glad you have a job

I have a feeling I'll be writing this same post a few months from now. I left my job as a training manager back in August due to the high stress. (I ended up in partial hospitalization as a result.) But my unemployment will run out end of January and I am dreading getting a job of any kind. Some days I can't even function.

Luckily, my husband is on board with me going part-time, but I will be making less than a quarter of what I was making as a manager. Part-time jobs are hard to come by and usually don't pay more than like $10/hour.

I think it's frustrating that it is so difficult to get disability for mental illness. Especially when I have friends and relatives who are barely injured who get it no problem.

I hope you're able to find a way to work part-time so that you can take care of yourself. I know you need the money, but you also need to take care of yourself. So maybe keep looking for a part-time job so you don't have to stay where you are for the long term. You know what your limits are and it sounds like working full-time is pushing those limits too far.

Warehouse jobs would be overwhelming this time of year, I can imagine. At least you tried and you did your best even with all the anxiety. I would look into what the others said about vocational rehab and temp services.