EXHAUSTION

I have a NUMBER OF STRESSORS that are hitting me FULL FORCE all at once. On top of it, i am a female in my mid twenties and whenever i talked to people 30+, they tell me your twenties are pretty much your hectic years.

my stress is through the roof, my sleep schedule is completely off and i feel like my body can no longer tolerate getting little to no sleep like it used to. I've been having more frequent chest pains and feel like i can't function. I work, sleep, then wake up and lay around. if i get out and "do something", its only 1 to 3 hours before I'm tired and feel i need to go home to "rest".

im worried all of this mental, emotional and physical burnt out feeling that i have is going to get me fired. i always read things interfering with peoples jobs and people being "let go".

i need a BREAK. I'm not kidding either. like a good month OFF from work to regroup myself. it is all much too overwhelming and its becoming debilitating. what does everyone else in this world do when they get to this point? do they all REALLY just grin and BEAR IT? do the others just end up losing their job or quit? are those really my bleak options?

help.

Well what type of job do you do? Is it really physical? What helps w this is getting on a regular sleep schedule, that will help w the exhaust tion. Eating regular balanced meals, esp. If its physical job with lots of protein. U may need more calories if its s 12 hour shift type deal. Reduce stress, do tjings thst relax u in ut down time, read, write, meditate, yoga. Lidten to mudic that pumps u up before work. Exercise is important for balancing hormones, mood, and stress plus u get to release anger anf get a endorphin kick.

If u do all these then it will help achieve s balance and you will see your energy levels increade.

I play a video game, speak with a friend, visit this forum.

Sorry I am replying to this so late. My cat hasn't been doing so well and I just found out Tuesday that she does in fact have cancer and they said its bad. Its been really stressful for me.

JumpingJellyBean:

I prefer not to say the work I do but it is very repetitious and I actually just spoke to my boss about filing a claim for workers compensation because I have been dealing with physical issues for over 2 yrs now and it gets worse at work. I dont think my boss took me seriously at all but she is not the one in charge of workers comp so she has to let me fill out the paperwork and the workers comp department takes care of what they decide to do with me, not her. Because of my physical condition, I cannot even wear my purse on my right shoulder. About a month ago, i went to the gym after not going for months and was power walking on the treadmill. a few hours later, i was in pain. so... the ONLY type of exercise I can do at this point in time is light walking. To me, I'd rather not waste my time going to the gym. Completely discouraging.

Little Archer: my cat just recently had the surgery to remove the mass. That week, I took off 7 days from work. I have about 4 or 5 days of vacation time but I am now saving those for when my cats has a decline in her health. The surgeon doesn't know how long she will make it. They said cats with her type of cancer could pass away in weeks, months or they can live up to a year.

That's a tough situation to be in. Sometimes what I'll do is go to my car during lunchtime, and just take a 1-hour nap. Sometimes it's enough to give me a little energy boost by the time I get back to the office.

*hugs* just wanted to say I'm having a period like this too and hope you get some energy back soon. :c that sounds like a lot you are dealing with.

Lately, all I'm doing is NOTHING, literally NOTHING! I feel lazy, unaccomplished, unmotivated. If I'm not working, I'm laying in bed ALL DAY!!! ALL DAY! I either watch movies or spend hours upon hours online. Not just Facebook, i go here, i go on random websites. I sit on monster.com looking up new entry level jobs, or careers I may have an interest in. I sit online looking up pointless stuff. Jobs that will be in demand for the next 20 yrs, the least stressful jobs, fun jobs, high paying jobs, jobs that dont require graduate school. These are just a few examples of things I've been looking up nonstop for days now. I obsess over it. I sit an do nothing.

In fact, I think all this laying around is NOT helping my neck and shoulder but doing the opposite doesn't help either. If I move it around too much, it bothers me a lot. I mean, if i go to a mall and try on a few shirts, my shoulder starts acting up. I feel like I'm damned if I do, and damned if I dont.

Everyone is saying Im just stuck in a rut. Im just going through a rough time at this point in my life and that my focus should be getting out of my job. But I dont want to do anything. Applying to jobs takes me a long long time because I obsess about making the perfect cover letter and i just want everything to be perfect before i send it out.

im a mess guys. what if it never gets any better?!!! its so hard for me to apply to jobs i barely do it. i get frustrated and give up so quickly. i just feel like i cannot accomplish anything these days!