Pre Work Anxiety
For context, I am AuDHD with Anxiety and RSD.
I have worked several jobs— granted, mostly menial ones and not a “dream job” or anything— and the same thing happens every time I’m scheduled to work. Starting usually late afternoon the day before, I get a pit in my stomach and feel tense. This is especially bad if I have to wake up early or sometimes if the hours of the shift are outside my availability or other household members are off & I feel like I will be missing something.
Even with my current job, which I have really taken a more positive attitude towards, I still get this feeling. I guess I would describe it in two ways:
1.) it feels like dread, as if I am counting down my hours of “freedom” before I am locked in one building for several hours 2.) I am anxious because I am forced to leave my safe space and be “on.”
Does anyone else have this? I am trying to WFH because of it but in the meantime are there any strategies so I can actually ENJOY my time off the clock?
ALSO: it tends to lead to poor time management due to a desire/determination to “make the most of my time” before working by doing as much as possible that I need/ want to do, which…usually takes longer than expected 😬 (see: ADHD)
Does anyone have advice on this?