Another Work Week To Face. Depressed? Don't Give Up.

I’m depressed, anxious, stressed, and contemplate suicide at work.

I’m physically sick from the depression, anxiety and stress, and being sick at work only makes the mental problems worse, which starts a cycle.

My boss is an a**hole with unrealistic demands.

I have to do all of my work, plus extra, plus clean up my co-worker’s half-a**ed job.

~Worker Living in MARYLAND

 

Today, seek help for your depression if you are contemplating suicide because of your job. 

Tell someone that you need help.  

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

There is some interesting scientifically based therapy that is part of what is being called the “third wave” in behavioral and cognitive therapy.  It is called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT.

ACT is based on how the human mind works.

It can help you with the suffering and pain you may feel on Sunday’s as you face another work week. It teaches you how to use Mindfulness, Acceptance and Values to deal with suffering and pain.

Below is a good workbook  – Get Out of Your Mind and into Your Life

Today, Be Healthy, Eat Healthy, and Think Healthy

I’m miserable and not meeting objectives by some senior people’s standards. 

I’m super tired and frustrated so much so that I cannot be there for my 3 year old the way I’d like.

I’m feeling detached. 

My skin is always itching (strange) and my face and hair look kinda lifeless to me.

I don’t think the job or work is a good fit and the people I’m around are petty.

I’ve been through a divorce and unemployment in the past two years. I’m drained and just want to sleep a while with no fuss.

~Worker Living in ILLINOIS

Our health is our first wealth. 

Today, be healthy, eat healthy, and think healthy.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

When You "Just Quit" Do So Responsibly...Because Life Is An Echo

I’m planning to move to another state and landing a job is taking longer than expected.

I really dislike the nature of my current job. Most of my co-workers are great and have become good friends, but the nature of the work makes me hate my life.

In addition, busy season is coming up (I’m a public accountant) and I want to get out before it hits. This is because I obviously hate busy season even more, but I also want to give my bosses time to reschedule people in my absence.

~Worker Living in COLORADO

Although we know we are miserable, and are actively planning our exits, we can still be responsible.

We might hate what we are doing on this job; but we can still be respectful to our employers, co-workers and clients.

We can give proper notice and leave at a down-time.

We can be responsible when we “Just Quit”.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

When Your Intuition is Roaring...Listen To It

It is toxic. 

My micromanagement boss told me it is his way or no way at all and he is doing everything possible to put me in the wrong direction and says so with a happy face.

Toxic!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Worker Living in NEW YORK

Today, realize that you know what is best.

If you are in a toxic workplace and you listen to yourself; you will know what to do to survive or to get out.

You know what is best. You do.

Just trust your intuition.

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Life is Too Short to Do Work That’s Not Real and Doesn’t Matter

OCTOBER

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

 ~ Albert Einstein

The job is a joke. It pays good money but the work is meaningless.

I visit schools that don’t want me there and some actively encourage me NOT to come so much so that at times I don’t go and say I did — which makes me feel terrible about myself. Other places let me come and give me work, but the work is minimal – and for the most part has no or only short term outcomes.

I post school visit notes on a website that is named for a division that no longer exists, that the customer has never heard of and that was elaborately designed for a product I don’t deliver and the customer knows nothing about. The customer prefers an email. So…. it’s like I write these notes two to three times and sometimes for visits that didn’t take place. This is common practice among people in my position, but that is cold comfort.

I am required to run a national network and have monthly Google hangouts. So many people have quit or been fired that there are only 2 members left in my group.

I am writing a mystery novel — I have published several short stories on line and have a small fan base — and I steal as much time as I can for this endeavor. I have applied for and interviewed for jobs, but to no avail.

I am miserable. 

~Worker Living in ARIZONA

Some of our jobs aren’t real jobs.

They are “fake” jobs.

You can either go-along or get-out.

Thank your lucky stars if your integrity will no longer allow you to continue to fake it.

Life is too short to do work that’s not real and doesn’t matter.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

 

 

 

 

Self-Made or Never Made...What's It Going To Be?

Because I do not feel fulfilled.

I do not feel I am living my purpose.

Furthermore, I am fed up with management treating professional adults like elementary kids.

I feel I will be free for the opportunities to flow my way.

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

Step 11 – Living our purpose.

When we start living our purpose for being then opportunity will start flowing our way. 

Doors will open.

Ideas will come.

People will appear. 

The possibilities will seem endless.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Your Dues Have Been Paid In Full...Now Go...Live Fully

I’ve been incredibly unhappy the past few years.

I started by taking jobs that no one wanted to do in my department in order to “pay my dues”. Now I’m doing the job I had thought I wanted but I’m still unhappy.

The staff has changed since I first started out, and my boss who mentored me is gone. My bossy co-worker is my new boss and doesn’t have any idea of the weekends, evenings and happiness I sacrificed in order to get here. He doesn’t trust me to do my job without looking over it, and requires everything to be just so.

There is no room to grow in this department, and I feel as though I’m not developing any skills in my profession.

I don’t enjoy the work, which also has tight deadlines and causes me so much stress that I’m exhausted when I get home. 

I have random fits of tears and depression, panic attacks and I can’t get my digestion to get back on track. I also feel like it’s preventing me from losing weight despite all efforts.

It’s not what I see myself doing in the future.

~Worker Living in CANADA

We have “paid our dues”.

We have all already “paid our dues”.

Stop “paying your dues” and start doing what you are capable of doing.

Why are we acting, doing, and being less than we are?

If you can’t wrap your head around the fact you don’t need to “pay your dues”; then pretend like it’s 10 years down the road and you have already “paid your dues”; after that time what would you do?  If you know the answer to that and you feel you are capable of doing that right now…then do it now…why wait?

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live