[Verity81]

My last day is 23rd December. I've made plans to apply to go back to university which I'm excited about but I'm also ping ponging from anxiety, sadness and shame.
Today I feel really down and I've been tearful for a few days now. I'm in DBT which I'm truly grateful for.
My husband is stressed in his job so is also planning a career change. His manager is not treating him well even though he is the hardest worker. Just feel overwhelmed and want to hide away.
It's hard not to catastrophise, I want to remain strong but I'm fed up with **** happening one after the other, feels like there is no security to just rest in.

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[kaliope]

life is overwhelming. it does seem like one bad thing piles on after another at times and we never get a break. that is the power of dbt in learning how to manage our emotions and not catastrophize things. I am sorry you husband is being treated poorly at work. I hope things get better. take care.

[Crazy Hitch]

Any form of life change like the one you are going through can cause the symptoms of anxiety, sadness and shame that you have listed.

The unknown future. And what it holds.

I haven't been working since September. Long story. But I'm not sure I'll ever be able to get back in to teaching. It terrified me. And I felt a sense of loss.

But I'm working through it and starting to see new possibilities. I was nervous at first, but I think that this change will be good for me.

I think that your plans to go back to university is very wise. It gives you a goal and you will have a form of focus. Keep your eye on that long term goal and don't lose sight of it.

Sometimes when radical change happens we can't understand why all of it is necessary.

But if we are lucky enough we can look back through the trials that we went through and realise we are in a better place for it.