
im an agoraphobe and im starting a job tomorrow. im so scared i want to cry
so after stalling relentlessly on finding a new job because of how shitty my mental health has become, i finally found one for the first time in four months and i start tomorrow. it got so bad to the point where i genuinely couldn't leave my bed or my room because just being out of the house makes me want to have an anxiety attack. i literally had 3 in one week at my last job because i just genuinely could not handle being out of my safe space and now that im moved out and am away from my family i just feel like it's going to be even worse. i feel like im just going to be an even bigger shell of a person who won't be able to go 5 seconds without panicking or freaking out about something realistic because overthinking about literally everything is what got me to this point. about my mistakes and my past catching up to me and everything i shouldn't be focusing on.
i had to get this job. id be getting kicked out of where i ended up moving to if i didn't, and i was supposed to feel better about finally having a job but i don't feel better. i feel just as scared and hopeless and debilitated as i did the first time, maybe even worse. and the worst part was being asked "are you excited to start your new job?" like no why the absolute fuck would i be excited about doing something that requires leaving the only safe space ive found? where all im going to be doing is overthinking and panicking 24/7? im so scared i don't know if i can do this :(