u/BranchNo6386

I've been dealing with anxiety since i can remember, i think it has gotten so much worse at the start of this year. I think it mostly stems from my job, I have started working with a therapist to address my anxiety but i feel like the physical symptoms of my anxiety has gotten really bad. I can't sleep properly, my heart rate sky-rockets and I feel less motivated to show up to work each day. I'm wondering at what point do you consider taking medication? and what medications should i consider for anxiety? I am a little worried about being on medication for anxiety always felt really daunting to me, but i think with the symptoms I'm facing there may come a point where i am no longer functional.

Hi Im a 24F, so incredibly unsure what to do with my life. I graduated university last year and i thought right after graduation I would have my life together. I suffered with really horrible anxiety, struggled with it all throughout university, and I was too anxious to ask for help (funny how that works). I landed a job right after graduation for a bank. I have been at this job for almost a year now its for a bank but it is more of a sales call centre gig. It is also a contract role which is the worst kind of role you can get, as there is no support, time off and very limited sick days which i have used up all of.

This job has honestly heightened my anxiety in ways I didn't think would be possible, i have developed depression because of it as well. I am getting the help I need. I have started working with a therapist, and she has been able to help me in some way. I am just incredibly overwhelmed; I get up each morning questioning what I am doing with myself. I did this job right after graduation because I was scared there wasnt going to be another one, i also did it because my aunt helped me get the job, now i feel pressure from my family to continue. This job has broken me down to the point where i dont feel like i am capable of doing anything else.

I have found no joy in things that used to give me joy, and feel like I don't know myself at all. All my life i have done things to please others around me, and I have never really figured out what i wanted. I played things out by the book and now have no clue what my passions are or what I enjoy. My therapist believes that I am just burnt out, and i think that maybe that is the case, or at least I hope that is only the case. I really want to quit my job and start working part-time somewhere and do a certificate at a college. I know that is maybe the dumbest thing I can do especially knowing how bad the job market is right now, I am incredibly lucky to be in a position that I am in. I just feel like i need some time to reevaluate my life. I am really hoping this feeling is temporary and that things will start looking up.