Am I crazy?

@Sudo Panic

If you have the means go and see someone that deals with anxiety. This is not something that should be left alone. As someone suggested try and do some exercise like jog or gym.

I know its not easy but try to interact with more people during the day, even if its just small conversations with people working tills etc.

Research microdosing with either cannabis or Psilocybin
 
Surv0 said:
Why two hours early for work? Traffic? Cant you adjust your work hours to fit that? This is going to kill you, especially if you arrive home late in the evening. Either this is a stepping stone job, or you make a ton of cash, or you should look for a job where you have more time for yourself.

You need to be doing excersize when you get home, will help with the sleep cycle.
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So I'm in my early 20's I was studying, took a "break" (more like had a f*cking meltdown) and switched from working part time to working full time that includes weekends, on Saturday 8:00am till 7pm.
 
Get some exercise in there. Maybe a hobby. Something to look forward to. Try do something midweek to break the routine.

I'm fortunate that I have a home gym, so as soon as I get home I workout. By the time I lay down at 8 pm I don't even stay awake long enough to finish watching whatever series or movie I put on. I'm physically and often mentally tired. By 9 pm I am gone. I also have a midweek ''break'' on Wednesdays where I head to my local pub/music venue and just have a few drinks and socialise.

I follow a very similar schedule. I wake up early; 5 am. On the road by 6 am. At work by 6:30. My shift only starts at 8 am, but while I am at work in those early hours I do things for myself, not work related. Browse reddit, forums and YouTube. Have a few laughs or a stimulating discussion and it takes my mind off of work.
 
@Sudo Panic I would suggest discussing Anxiety Meds with your GP. Yes it is a lifetime commitment, but if your Anxiety is not merely psychological then that would be the way to go. And don't worry about the "zombie" scare mongering you just have to find the right Meds and take a month or so to adapt.
 
First things first, ask if you can work from 6am to 3pm, if so, leave at 3pm. This way you gain some personal time back, also 3pm is a great time to leave you can do things other people who only end at 5 can do.
 
Sudo Panic said:
Retail is a bich.
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Aaaah, yes I've got a friend who was in retail for 8 years, hardly saw him until he got a normal office job and another still in it who ends up going home at 9pm cause he's the manager and has to stock take and do other things at the end of business.
 
My bro struggled with severe anxiety. I had to spend a couple of early mornings (1am, 2am) over the phone with him trying to calm him down or just listen to him till he is calm. This is what it is like m if I can put it in words:

It is a mental, physical and spiritual battle. It is difficult to explain, but it feels like a heart attack, except where your heart is there is a back hole. The hollowness suck you and everyone around you in like a black hole. You struggle to breath, you brain at the same time tries to figure out whatever it is that you are scared of, it tries to justify what is going on or whatever is throwing you into the pit of hell is not that bad , but at the same time you have there extraordinary hopeless desire that you need to escape, only to realise you have nowhere to escape to.


Now he was in a horrible place, people with a lot of power having control over him, situation he was forced to live with even though it was completely unfair, abusive and sickening. I have met these people. They think they are gods. I had to drag him out of that place, found him a 1year program far from the people to get him back to life, he finally started to heal, after that he spend another year as a driver for the organisation. It gave him some purpose again. Now he is working with me. Life is not perfect and there are still challenges.
But the environment you are in and the people in it makes a massive difference in how you handle difficulties.

He walks a lot , exercise is very important, that's the way he clears his head and slowly start meeting some friends. He is also seeing a psychologist, because when you have been exposed to an abusive situation for a long time, even if it was a while ago, those things mess with you, even if it is subconsciously. Now he did have to go see one or two psychologist and psychiatrists to find the person and treatment he felt comfortable with.

Anyways, I am proud of my bro and there is a way to deal with something like this. It is not hopeless.
 
RedViking said:
My bro struggled with severe anxiety. I had to spend a couple of early mornings (1am, 2am) over the phone with him trying to calm him down or just listen to him till he is calm. This is what it is like m if I can put it in words:

It is a mental, physical and spiritual battle. It is difficult to explain, but it feels like a heart attack, except where your heart is there is a back hole. The hollowness suck you and everyone around you in like a black hole. You struggle to breath, you brain at the same time tries to figure out whatever it is that you are scared of, it tries to justify what is going on or whatever is throwing you into the pit of hell is not that bad , but at the same time you have there extraordinary hopeless desire that you need to escape, only to realise you have nowhere to escape to.


Now he was in a horrible place, people with a lot of power having control over him, situation he was forced to live with even though it was completely unfair, abusive and sickening. I have met these people. They think they are gods. I had to drag him out of that place, found him a 1year program far from the people to get him back to life, he finally started to heal, after that he spend another year as a driver for the organisation. It gave him some purpose again. Now he is working with me. Life is not perfect and there are still challenges.
But the environment you are in and the people in it makes a massive difference in how you handle difficulties.

He walks a lot , exercise is very important, that's the way he clears his head and slowly start meeting some friends. He is also seeing a psychologist, because when you have been exposed to an abusive situation for a long time, even if it was a while ago, those things mess with you, even if it is subconsciously. Now he did have to go see one or two psychologist and psychiatrists to find the person and treatment he felt comfortable with.

Anyways, I am proud of my bro and there is a way to deal with something like this. It is not hopeless.
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You are a good brother
 
I was stressed like you (this is stress made worse by sleep deprivation.) It peaked in Nov 2016. My body suddenly started shutting down, slowly went numb and dead starting with fingers, then arms, legs, neck. Got to the doc with help from friends, loaded me in the ambulance where I died. Had no pulse, no brathing for 10 minutes while they struggled to get me back, which they did. In ICU for 4 days. Nothing wrong with my heart, no cholesterol, no sugar, arteries clean. Booked off for a month sick leave. Went back to work and the boss immediately put the stress back on me at 110%, so decided to take early retirement. Have been managing fine since then. Relaxed now, and running on my own schedule. I run the 5km park run every week. My advice to you? Get the hell out of there! Don't think financial, just get out. If you're old enough for early retirement do that and claim UIF til you find something else, if you're young, ask to be retrenched so you can claim UIF, or get a transfer to another town or whatever, but that place is not healthy.
 
Google psychologists in your area and try 1 out, pay them off if you need to. Find a community who has an interest in things you also like doing and go hang around maybe? Try have a whiskey before bed, maybe instead of being awake for 2 hours before work starts, sleep for an extra 30 - 60 mins. You're early enough as it is.
 
You have anxiety.
Go see a doctor, they might give you a tranquilliser or Trepilene for a short period.
Also, be more active probably, like gym, or clean the yard or something.
 
wrinklyo said:
I was stressed like you (this is stress made worse by sleep deprivation.) It peaked in Nov 2016. My body suddenly started shutting down, slowly went numb and dead starting with fingers, then arms, legs, neck. Got to the doc with help from friends, loaded me in the ambulance where I died. Had no pulse, no brathing for 10 minutes while they struggled to get me back, which they did. In ICU for 4 days. Nothing wrong with my heart, no cholesterol, no sugar, arteries clean. Booked off for a month sick leave. Went back to work and the boss immediately put the stress back on me at 110%, so decided to take early retirement. Have been managing fine since then. Relaxed now, and running on my own schedule. I run the 5km park run every week. My advice to you? Get the hell out of there! Don't think financial, just get out. If you're old enough for early retirement do that and claim UIF til you find something else, if you're young, ask to be retrenched so you can claim UIF, or get a transfer to another town or whatever, but that place is not healthy.
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So much this. Get out of there.
 
When you don't sleep , your cortisol goes up ( the hormone responsible for stress, fight or flight response ) . When your cortisol is up, you don't sleep... and so it goes in a circle.
Other than going for anxiety pills, you can try to lower it by cutting caffeine and carbs , specially sugars, and start some exercise.
Your multivitamins can also be bad for your sleep.
 
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