Anxiety, deep breathes, depression, having a negative mindset, white hairs, verge of tears, isolation, low energy, and not feeling like myself. I quit today.
Have a plan in place first before you quit because honey let me tell you that having a job is better than not having one or a plan in place. People will tell you all type of negatives about your job and how you need to quit but when you need help nobody is going to give you not one red cent, they gonna shy away from you. Trust me!
I recently submitted my resignation from my toxic 9-to-5 job, and I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The immediate sense of relief was profound
I put my 2 weeks today, and instantly, my mood changed for the better. Since starting my job 5 months ago, I have become pre diabetic, anemic, and abnormal ekg. I haven't been able to sleep. I've been depressed, anxious, and increased anxiety. I feel free
I quit my job two weeks ago, on the same day, and without a backup plan. I was there for five months. I didn’t have a great vibe about that place, but I kept lying to myself that it wasn’t that bad and so on. But it made me so tired, stressed, and depressed. The last straw was when they declined my PTO, even though I gave them two months of a heads-up, I have days accrued, and I only asked for three days off. After declining my PTO, my boss had a Zoom call with me telling me I need to take on even more work, she insulted me, etc. I closed out of the Zoom call and instantly resigned. Despite having no income at this time, I can’t even describe how much better I feel two weeks later.
Extreme fatigue, low energy, negativity, feel like crying all the time. Also, heart racing. I quit my job without any job offer and not sure if it was a good idea considering future.
Hi I had exactly the same sympotms like you , also quit my job wothout knowing when and where I will find soemthing. I did good stuff for my health. Some job I will find sooner or later
Ever had any days where you just absolutely loathed the work you were doing so much and felt so hopelessly stuck in your situation that you thought you were going to pass out? That was me yesterday.
I related to this so much that I laughed out loud when I read it😅 so sorry you’re dealing with that terrible feeling.. it is seriously the absolute worst.
Jason I'm so sorry you are going through that. Sounds miserable.. I didnt have the dry heaving but had lots of nausea in the morning. I hope you can get yourself out of that situation asap. Keep me posted 💜
I know this video is a year old, but my goodness perfect timing for me, as I was having intense stress due to this job, and I knew in my heart I needed to resign. For the first time in my 52 years I sent my resignation via email for that same day being my last day. I usually can make it at least a year, but there was no way for this one. Friday was my last day. Thanks for making me not feel so alone!! 😊
I know this is two years old, but this is a sign for me. Irregular cycles, no concentration, blank stares and my hair is falling out. Thank you for bringing this issue of burnout to the mainstream!!
It’s not even the work it’s the people. People contributing less to the business yet feeling entitled to more money at the same time 🫠 everything is a popularity contest, people starting rumors, talking behind each others backs constantly, comparing money and can’t mind their own business. I can’t wait to quit just building up the courage to do it. The environment is destroying my mental health.
Omg my goodness. Thank you for sharing. I started having nightmares and dreaming of people from my past when I started working for corporate again. I didn’t have dreams like this before.
omg yes. gastrointestinal issues, anxiety, hair loss, bad eating, troubles with fallings asleep, not enjoying life, conversations and no quality time spent with my loved ones just because I was on the wrong path for like 5 years. now everything's got better, especially my communication with others, my sleep and my stomach aches disappeared. Now I know that I only have those symptoms when I'm not in a good place for me or I'm doing something for the first time and it stresses me out and I understand why I was crying all the time and feeling so down... I just used to think that life was like that for everybody and I was weak, but it turned out I was not doing what I was meant to do and yeah. It's better to know when to quit and build resilience instead of sticking to unhealthy ways just because it's something that you already know.
For me, nausea, headaches, chronic throat infections, chronic eye styes, and I get an itchy forehead. I noticed majority of the symptoms happened at work and during stressful times. During the weekends or after work, I'm completely fine. What I hate most though is that my coworkers didn't believe me when I tell them I feel unwell. It got so bad, that I had to sarcastically say I didn't know that you knew my body better than me. But since I decided I'm going to leave my job, I have not had any of those issues. It's the job, it's not me.
Those are really tough symptoms😔 sorry you’re dealing with those but that’s amazing that you identified that work is the cause! I think that’s the hardest part for most people (myself included at first)! Making that decision to leave can feel so relieving.. keep me posted on your journey!❤️
You've described my symptoms right down to a tee! I used to get that itchy forehead thing while working as a supervisor in a toxic call center a few years back. It was a stable job with good benefits but toxic culture. Took a leap of faith, changed employer, haven't looked back, symptoms gone, leading to better performance which in turn lead to several promotions!
You just described what i have. I signed my first steady job, a dream on as a young adult and thought I was exaggerating but i ve NEVER been sick and suddenly found myself with nausea, gastrointestinal problèmes, headaches, and the eye styes which was honestly so surprising. I thought it was just the winter or my body adjusting but then i realized i truly resent my work and m'y bosses overworking me with such little pay. It's been tough realizing i may be in my dream field after so many failures but the job sucks :(
Anxiety, lack of sleep, constant exhaustion, brain fog, hormone imbalance, suddenly tearful, negative/intrusive thoughts, sudden sickness, skin rashes, and feeling of impending doom. I tried to exercise more, stop eating junk foods/take out and saw a therapist. Came to the conclusion the job I was in was a toxic work environment forcing me to become something I refuse to become to "fit in" and not put people's noses out. Edit: spelling 😬
I had some of your symptoms and told my bosses about it. They didn't give a shit until my last week and thought I was over reaching. Seeing them panic before my last day proved even further that it was a dumpster fire. I hope you are feeling better. My co-workers hair was also falling out.
I'm having a lot of these. Plus my skin kept flaring up. However the very moment I decided to let go of the job mentally, my skin improved so much. I have not found another job but I am a foot out.
It’s insane because I am experiencing the same symptoms. I take pills to sleep everyday. I drink more than the usual. I have zero energy and I am very unhappy. Unfortunately I cannot quit as I have bills to pay . But everyday I just feel stuck . It’s the worse feeling ever.
Holy crap! Thank you for posting this. I recognize so many of the symptoms. Deep down I knew it was related to my job, but it helps immensely to hear another person validate the same experiences. The teeth grinding, the irregular periods, the random forgetfulness. Not many people understand, so I appreciate you being openly transparent in your video.
It’s been a month since I quit my job due to toxicity and severe burnout. I was so afraid to do so, but my family and friends have been such a huge support system. As someone who has been in the hospital and on work leave due to stress before, no amount of money is worth your physical health. Stress is literally a silent killer and it manifests in the body in so many odd ways that can build up over time. Can’t say I have completely happy silver lining thoughts everyday, but my mental health is a billion times better since I quit. Everything happens for a reason and the job that’s meant to find you will reveal itself when you take that leap.
I quit my job 2 monts ago and i still dont want too look for other job. I feel so lost and dont even know what other jobs to try. I just want to be home.
I've had some of these symptoms after I tried several ways to try to deal with a toxic situation at work. When I started losing a lot of hair, I realized I had to quit. Tomorrow is my last day.
Today was my last day at work .Horrible work place , people were having affairs , toxic environment ,no training provided . Keep pushing me under the bus for little mistakes .I have been tip toing in landmine for the past one year.Glad they didn't renew my contract.
same thing happened to me everyone was having an affair with everyone I was physically assaulted sexually harrassed and started to get bronchitis every 6 months I'm writing my resignation today
I am so glad that you talked about overthinking about work. I experienced this and was not able to sleep well for three nights. I feel safe that I wasn't the only one experiencing this.
This is awful! The fact is, working for someone else who wants more and more and more and no pay increase for the more and more they ask for should be illegal.
Currently, I’m waking up in the middle of the night shaking with anger and anxiety. I’m pissed that I’m still in this job, but I’m 4 months out from the day I can put in my 2 weeks. It’s time for me to go and I know it in my bones at this point: I’m not enjoying the work that I’m doing, I’m not enjoying my co-workers, I’m not enjoying working with our clients. I’ve taken the time to break down all the positives and negatives in my life and the one thing that brings it all down is my job. Everything else is great. I have my plan to leave. It just can’t get here fast enough.
I’m kind of in this situation right now, similar, I wake up every hour seeing how much time I have before I have to wake up and sign on to my job. I should be happy after years of long commutes, I work 100% remote, but I’m mentally and physically drained!! I deal with very toxic management who only care about numbers and making them look good, I’m stuck in my current department, and get yelled at several times a day by disgruntled customers on the phone. I have about 8 months to go before I can retire. I’m trying hard to focus on the positives in my life and taking all my vacation days here and there so the weeks don’t drag so much. I’m using these last months to get things going for future ventures.
@@TK-fm5udPut it my notice on Monday. I’m taking a month off and headed back to school in August. Still have a few weeks left, but I’m glad to be moving on
This is so relatable. Thank you for making this video. I’ve had all of these physical symptoms including the brain fog/focus issues. Also white hairs popping up at 26 isn’t a good sign. Resigned earlier today with support from family. I don’t usually post comments on TH-cam but I know it helps with engagement on TH-cam.
Same thing is happening to me at 29 the brain fog is killing me and in top of that my Hashimoto disease is causing me extreme fatigue, I’m also noticing the white hairs start to come out, think I might quit tonight, how are you doing two months later since this post ?
It is so true that this is hard for others who have not experienced it to understand. It’s amazing the depth of how stress can manifest physically. I’m using PTO just to go to more doctors to try to get help. It is frustrating. I finally gave notice when the doctors would no longer allow me to ignore it. Now comes the tremendous guilt for leaving the company short handed. 😢
Very good points! It's sad that so many of us go through this. But you know, I came to simple realization - at work, at home, in our social circles we are treated the way we ourselves allow to be treated. And there are always ways to change something instead of sticking around in a negative work environment where you are constantly under stress. If you become disabled from continuous tension, your employer will replace you with someone else in no time. Take care of yourself!
I going through this right now. I tried to get better working conditions but got fired instead and somehow I feel relieved. I will figure out the money part.
I’m planning to quit my 100k/year job. This video inspired me to create a video about the great resignation. It took me about 6 months to create this on top of my full-time job, setting aside at least 4x of 1 hr workout per week, cooking healthy foods that take hours to prepare, rejecting so many night outs just to spend more time pursuing my passion while having so many people discourage me from creating meaningful videos online like this channel. As you can tell, personal development isn’t a joke because there are so many sacrifices to be made, which are often uncomfortable but knowing that there are also so many like-minded individuals who have passion for becoming a better version of themselves each day and who are willing to show support makes me more motivated to keep pursuing my passion for creativity and intense desire to provide as much value as I could. When I was a kid, all I wanted was to have a career that pays well so I can buy whatever I want but now that I’m grown up and went through tons of setbacks from losing tons of people in my life, getting lost in the world with full of life traps, being ridiculed for pursuing my dreams, having so many people tell me that I’m merely wasting my time creating a meaningful content online, and so on, I can say that long-lasting happiness can’t be bought or earned because it comes from within us.
@@966minda Thank you! One of the reasons for making this channel is to inspire people as I am so tired of seeing so many people stuck in a career or endeavor just to survive or meet others’ expectations of them because I’ve been there. That’s security but doesn’t necessarily mean true happiness and even when materialistic pursuits can make them comfortable, that doesn’t necessarily mean not being trapped in a hedonic treadmill to keep that going. I can go on and on about why it’s important to do our best to live each day to the fullest whatever that means for us because it’s so easy to get lost in this world with full of traps but it’s fully up to us how to navigate through it while we still have the time to fully live if we choose to. Again, thank you for such deep words of appreciation.
You just explained my whole last month! I just gave my notice at work. I’m over it. Took me awhile to realize I could change things and be ok. It’s such a stuck, hopeless feeling but then you realize you are not powerless.
This video was so helpful for me. I quit my toxic job two months ago and had another job lined up. I was such a mess from the first job, that I quit the second one three days into it. Now I'm feeling like such a failure but I'm trying to remind myself that things will work out. I was going through the same things you describe: couldn't sleep at night, racing heart, trouble focusing, angry all the time. Thanks for posting.
Focus. Headaches. Heart Racing. Hair Falling Out. Period. 🥺 I generally just accepted at this point. Stress will be the reason I kick the 🪣 ngl. You're amazing girl. Good on you for doing so much to try and keep yourself well! 🙏
@@PaigeWestCo no worries better than I've been before 🤣🤣 always keepin our heads up! Thanks again for all this quality content! TH-cam is recommending it all and I'm gonna binge more tomorrow! 🙌🙌
Yes I’m so with you!! Glad you seem to be able to stay positive through it all though!✨ and aweee that made my night!! So glad you’re enjoying the content🥰
@@MzVixen05 Yeah, I'm at the point where I really don't care. I have a strong resume and finding something else wasn't hard. Friends and family agreed with me but told me I should have waited to lock something else up, but they also said you have a strong resume so finding something else will be quick for you, and it was.
Whoa, I’ve recently been struggling with nausea at random times of the day. Some days worse than others. And it’s been happening over the last few months. I never considered it could be anxiety related, but makes sense.
Yes! Definitely could be related! I’ve found that digestive enzymes (found them at a health foods store or on Amazon!) have helped me to relieve the nausea while I was working to resolve the root cause❤️
Wow! I understand this! I was so fatigued and stressed at work one day i went to break and came back to my desk, felt myself dizzy and called for a coworker who used to be an RN and helped me tremendously but within minutes I had passed out and the ambulance carted me off where the ER said it was just stress…I got a big bill from the ER a month later. The company wouldn’t even cover it even though it happened at work…🥴I resigned from that job a week later and didn’t look back. Great video!
Great video, I can definitely relate to the difficulty of sleep, heart palpitations, anxiety and lack of focus. I simply suffer from 9-5 , I go to school as well and I can do my school work no problem, but I simply cannot do my job. Leaving it in a few weeks.
Thanks Paige for telling us the truth about this occupation. I quit my job as a medical practitioner last 3 years after 10 years in the field. It was not a easy decision. But in life we all know one thing and that it is too short to dread going to work everyday. Friends I’m not asking you to resign your job, no amount of money can buy happiness you just got to be wise.😊 I found your channel, you’re awesome.❤️
@@leooscar7233 Right now I run my own business while I'm still in service that is; I started planning for early retirement while i was still working, making about $2k a week from my investment portfolio while planning to build new side jobs and income. Best advice; never invst your life savings in a single asset.
@@lucymountfort783 Stunning! Speaking of invsting, I’ve heard of it but I’m not sure of what and where to begin or how to make a decent one. Could you please elaborate?
@@mukulagrawal4528 There are many invstment alternatives available like real estate, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), stocks and cryptcurrency; but my advice is to hire an expert to guide to through a profitable one.
@@lucymountfort783 You’re correct and I completely agree with you. To have anything in investing right now, a professional consultant will be of great assistance. My 9-to-5 job won’t be enough to support me in the long run.
The boomers be like "I went through all that and I'm fine." Are you though? You work your tail off and still in the same place...they tell us younger folk to get over it. No it's time for change.
Wow, this is relatable on so many levels. I'm currently doing a research degree on a topic that I absolutely hate. 2 years ago when I accepted the funding, I kept saying to myself it would get better if I just focused on the outcome (the degree), instead of the journey. But that's so much easier said than done. The never-ending lockdowns coupled with my disgust for the topic led to multiple physical symptoms creeping in over the months. This year's been the worst, from major depressive episodes, to blood pressure issues, teeth grinding, chronic respiratory infections, and hormone-related disruptions. And God is my witness, I was so depressed and fixated on just pushing through, that I never once stopped to ask myself, hey girl why are you having all these health issues, when before I'd barely get a cold once every few years. And the decision to quit has been tearing me apart for months now (sunk-cost fallacy, I suppose). Finally, recently I decided to call it quits and it's been the best feeling. We should never ever ignore physical symptoms or look for justifications when something isn't working. 1 major takeaway for me has been that if something's right for you, it should come easy and feel good. If you have to sweat it, bleed it, and break your bones to make it work, then it's simply not your thing. Simple as.
My hair starts getting weaker. Split ends and dry. I look so unhealthy overall. And I get the same experience when it comes to consuming caffeine. I caught myself frowning. Headache. Feeling like I always have to be in rush
I recently had to quit my amazing job because of my CEO (boss)! He micromanaged me to death! Always complained I was never in my seat when he was looking for me! I wondered how I was supposed to bring the warehouse to my desk to do physical inventory audits!!! Or get signatures on invoices for the different departments managers staying in my seat! Or use the restroom or basically anything else I had to do! And I never understood why he did all this when there wasn’t a single time I didn’t complete my work! I gave more to this place than I had ever done before! I kissed ass and smiled to become a “yes man”! Something I never thought I would ever do in my life! Since I never had before!! He literally made me loose my mind and I had to have emergency session with my therapist and my doctor for anxiety meds! It was terrible! But I loved the job it was him I couldn’t stand! And it paid very well so I quit/fired me whatever! And now I’m fighting unemployment and of course in the end these companies get away with this shit!
Thanks, first two, absolute spot on. Only i have been experiencing that for last couple of decades. It really is admirable that people like you find courage to do what needs to be done. Thats how you bring about change, although slowly, in society.
My mouth dropped open😲😲 when you said your hair was falling out.. I started this job my hair was much more full and bountifull.. between the stress and drama everytime it's time for me to go inside I get this knot in my stomach..
You are so sweet to offer a listening ear to people going thru this as well. Your video definitely resonates completely with me - as do the other comments posted here. It is very comforting to know we are all not alone in these feelings, and there is hope on the other side! Thank you for making this ❤
My former coworker had all the same symptoms as you. She developed ulcers and then her appendix ruptured. This lead to the discovery of cancer. She hung around almost two years getting treatment. Once she left, it seems like things are much, much better.
guy here… no ned to apologise at all about the menstrual cycle part: i’m sure it helped some girls out there who may have had a similar experience! also i relate to allot of the things you mentioned, i couldnt sleep or think straight… i’m changing jobs early january and i hope things will be better this time ❤ thanks for making me feel seen, i felt like i was going crazy but sometimes a workplace is just NOT it…
Anxiety,panick attacks,stomach sounds,hands uncontrollable shaking,sweating uncontrollably even when the weather is not even hot out of fear, having constant fear,the voice cracking in hard situations,finding it hard to breathe normally,depression, not being able to sleep even by being sleepy just out of anxiety of the morning next going again to work, talking fast and anxiously,heart racing,eyes almost tear up in hard situations uncontrollably,not being able to walk comfortably there even though trying, overthinking, being paranoid of if it's done any mistake unporpously,the voice repeating the same words uncontrollably whenever feel uncomfortable to talk with a certain coworker or boss,loss of weigh because of working with no eat breaks for hours That's my situation
I hate that i got work place ptsd about six months. It's like your mind becomes your own worst enemy. I hate quitting but getting panic attacks just entering the building is a clear sign to move on and get help for the trauma.
Wooaah I'm sure nobody has ever told you this (/s) but you do possess the most beautiful irises I've ever seen. That contrast with the border. Amazing.. Also thank you for your video I remember all too well the loss of train of thought and inability to make decisions. Life then took a turn for the worst and I had to cut my parent out of my life to recover from it.
I resigned today. I had injuries from a previous job and those became inflammed with this jobs duties. I only lasted a couple months and suffered from insomnia, pain, stress, extreme fatigue, self-neglect such as not caring for myself. I just let myself go- not trimming nails, not trimming hair, not healthy eating, thinking negatively, no time for myself or things I used to enjoy because I was too dang tired! Even on weekends, I was becoming a homebody. I'm an adventurous spirit and I didnt want to go anywhere! This wasn't me at all. I didn't recognize myself. Ohhh, the sense of relief once I quit. I am reading "What color is your parachute?" The most recent edition and workbook. So helpful in getting to know yourself better and what career is meant especially for you. Please give it a try to anyone struggling.
Girl all of this has been happening to me. My period is almost a week late and today I was telling my boyfriend that I feel like I am getting dumber each day trying to talk to people because I lose my train of thought all of the time now or I can't remember basic words I'm trying to think of
I just graduated from college and landed an office job that I've been at for a year now and I'm experiencing every symptom you discussed along with irritated dry red skin on my face and I've never had issues with my skin. I also grind my teeth and woke myself up a few times and have to get fitted for a mouthguard because of it. It's crazy how stress manifests itself physically. The redness on my face is bad like It's all across my cheeks and nose and I just feel tired and stressed all the time. I get sick every month and this week requested to work from home because I physically could not get myself to go into work from 8 to 4 everyday. I thought this was it after college but I am so unhappy...wish I could come up with another way to have an income without the 9 to 5 grind and stress. I just can't see myself doing this another 30 years until I retire...it's so depressing :/
I know this video is from two years ago, but I think this is a sign that my wife and I needed to listen! Thank you for your video! It has been helpful!
Back in 2018, I was working at walmart as a janitor . Since I was working there, I developed pain in my toes. I thought it was my shoes so I brought new shoes and my pain got worst. My arm was hurting too. My toenails turned black too and i never had any impact on them. I decided to listen to my body and quit my job and the pain and the blackness fadeded away
I am resigning in 2 weeks. I have the same symptoms. The teeth grinding and headaches are something I have as well. My period is horrible. I look forward to getting better. This helps me realize my decision is a good one.
Great Video! My humble non-asked advice? Do not apology to people, nor give explanation of your choices. Keep away from "social network" apps and from any thing that you perceive as toxic as much as you can. Or at least, if you are in doubt, trust in your instict. Remember, if you can´t tell someone to go to hell, then you can't negociate with them. Switch and just move on.
That’s why I quit my job today because I have toxic coworkers I work with. I’ve been talked about multiple times and picked on the manager knows and instead of doing something about it I’m the one that usually gets told that I need to change and that my attitude is to change. That may be so, but why is it OK for the coworkers to bully me but I’m supposed to just stay silent and smile? When I speak up and try to get clarification I am the issue. So I finally walked out today
Thank you so much for your sharing your experience!!! Definitely something to think about because I feel like a lot of people just brush stuff like this to the side. Always good advice ❤️
I just tender my resignation today. I have been seing some signs. Almost similar to yours especially the period parts and low energy because unable to sleep properly. After many trials to raise issues to the higher management i realize they don't care about me. So i just quit. Wish me the best to get a new better job. I have some savings to survive 3,4 months.
Wow, thank you for opening up about such an important and overlooked topic Paige! I could relate to so many of the symptoms you felt when I went through a burn out last year. I really respect you for listening to yourself and prioritising your mental and physical wellbeing by quitting your job. I know it's not an easy choice. Glad we came across your channel from Lana Blakely’s comment section, we also recently started a channel with the mission to make personal development fun and love connecting with other likeminded creators that are carving their lane on TH-cam- keep up the great work and hope to cross paths one day 💛😁
*yooo The same exact thing happened to me!!!* In the weeks where I was contemplating quitting, thinking about following thru made me so stressed that I missed my period. The day I finally told my boss I was quitting, I felt such relief and joy that I literally got it back that very night-only 3 hrs after I quit 😂 10 days late was freaking crazy, I set a new record lol.
Awesome content Paige! I just put my notice today (and made a small video about it). Can totally relate with the difficulty of sleeping, constant headaches and loss of train of thought. The only way to describe my current state of body and mind is "empty shell" :( How long did it took to recover from your symptoms? Thanks for this video!
Congratulations!!! I’ll check out your video for sure! And yes the empty shell comparison is super relatable.. I would say within like 4 weeks of my last day of work, my symptoms had subsided a decent amount! I’m still working on the actual fatigue and feel like I’m still sleep deprived but I’m at 6 weeks since my last day now and definitely have seen a huge improvement! Overall my shell just doesn’t feel as empty which is a relief😊 I hope you’re relief comes quick!
@@rejectionistmanifesto8836 a lot better!!! It’s definitely been a journey but it’s improved sooo much! I have a 2 month update vid out where I talked about my sleep more! I’m also working on a burnout update video and it should be out in a few weeks!
Not "jobs" it always a specific individual with name and surname: manager, cooworker. Mosty someone who is jealous, or with anger issues, or someone from dark triad, someone who abuse and bully people.
I’m on a 13 week contract and I have 5 weeks left. I don’t know how I’m going to finish it. I also take sleep pills every night bc if I don’t I can’t fall a sleep. I dread going in , I can never wait to leave , I hide in the bathroom ti get away from my co workers. I called a day off and went home and felt wonderful those 3 days I was away. I have been getting more headache as well. I can’t watch tv bc I just have no interest. I keep telling myself after this week I have 5 weeks left. I can do this. I hope my next assignment is better
I also quit in December last year from a toxic job. I started a TH-cam channel though it has been hard growing it. There's are no regrets. Hope to be able to grow the channel. So i understand so much
My period came an entire week late (literally 8 days) around the time my work had made some decisions to put more restrictions and micro manage everything we do. At least with myself it was like that. Im literally so depressed with my job despite being there for almost 4 yrs. I never had a period come this late before so i immediately knew it was because of work stress. I would also get headaches and backaches out of nowhere (tension i guess) and my lower abdomen constantly ached here and there. I tried to put up with it thinking it will all pass, but i started "quiet quitting" when after i had just gotten lasik eye surgery and my boss knew about it yet decided to send me a long paragraph of a message on how i needed to fix up my act and be a better "example/leader" to the team. I seriously lost my sh-- there. I couldnt believe the audacity my boss had let alone how i could even read his long message while being blurred out from the surgery. Thats when i knew it was time to really consider my leave. Ive yet to find another job yet that feels right for now so im just quietly saving up and pending to leave just to leave, with or without another job lined up.
I’m so sorry you’re going through all of that.. your boss sounds miserable.. I do hope the “quiet quitting” gives you some reprieve while you look for something better. Wish you all the best! Keep us updated on your journey💜
I wish i could just drop everything and quit my job, but I have to consider a lot of things and people. I am single but having born as Asian, I have parents to support and life now is even harder coz of inflation. I have to really plan and save before I quit eventhough it's hard to get up every morning knowing I am not happy anymore going to work. Anyway, I just hope I can endure until January next year coz by that time my savings will be quite enough to start afresh. Please pray for me. Thank you.
Leave your job. Quit. It’s not worth the stress. It might be scary at first but you have to remember that things always work out. Think back at those times you never thought you’d make it through a bad situation but you did in the end. The toxic bullies, the unappreciative managers, the backstabbing selfish coworkers-they’ll all get what’s coming to them. You’re meant to be in much better environments. Move on to bigger and better things. Start by taking care of yourself first and then upwards from there.
Can’t sleep, worry constantly, too broke with too much debt with a mortgage. Can’t quit and lose my pension, need sleeping pills to sleep. Also lost 2 back molars from grinding my teeth from the stress. Weight gain and drinking alcohol to cope.
I know this is from a year ago, but holy crap is this accurate. I grind my teeth, my heart rate is constantly around 120 beats per minute at work, and dropped down to 90 at home (I used to have 75-80 prior to this job). I also have called in sick many times for migraines and nausea. Toilet make matters worse, I have an autoimmune disease, which is linked with stress for flare ups. I want to quit my job but we have an election coming up, so if I leave now, I'll never be able to use them as a reference, which is unbearably stress-inducing. Thank you for sharing this! It feels a bit better to know that we're not alone.
I shake every day as i drive to work. Its incredibly hard to keep it under control. I do shake when I'm under extreme duress. But this is daily. 5 days a week. Stomach upsets, teeth grinding, lack of sleep (i had one hour last night), feeling like i would be better not on this planet, tearful, ive gone from being an outgoing and happy person to hiding away and avoiding freinds. I cant just leave as i cant afford to be without a job. But finding a job when my confidence has hit rock bottom is so hard. I work for a very small company. No HR. 2 directors who lied to get me to take on the job. Im in debt now and had to sell my car to pay the bills. I feel like im trapped in an abusive relationship. Its crazy that ive been reduced to this in just 6 months.
I left my job where I was fine but just wanted to change a new environment so I faced the dilemma I should not have quit my previous job. Still feel regret until now but I have to move on.
I left my job yesterday, it was becoming difficult day by day to survive there.. So, I finally took a decision to quit and heal myself. I'm happy with my decision. After all, health and peace should be the priority
Youll see its the best decision. remember employers are not there to look out for your health mental or physical. They only care about their bottom line. If you have an issue it’s your issue and if the company has issues, that also becomes your issue. see how that works? Best of luck to you going forward.
Well, I'm sort of going through it right now. I went back to my old career that I even qualified for and now I'm sort of regretting it. My main issue is my social anxiety around my colleagues. I feel like I can't talk to any of them and I feel like they're being cold towards me. I feel like it's mostly my fault as they probably think that I don't care about the job or them. I'm trying to get CBT classes, and I don't want to have to keep switching jobs to deal with my issue. I had one job totally different to the one I have now and I enjoyed that more and I felt like a different person. I left because I moved away and now I can't get back into it as nowhere will accept me 😢 I can't sleep well at all, I'm constantly tired feeling really low about myself that I'm not good enough, I don't deserve to be in the job and just keep spacing out all the time. I feel awful and I don't know what to do 😢
I couldn’t wait for my contract to end on Dec 15 due to a toxic environment!!! So happy now!!!! So if you’re not happy leave the job but make sure your financially well off or find another one before you leave!
I have worked a remote customer service job for 4 years. It's very stressful, and If I could quit right now, I would. I struggle with my weight, with depression, my legs and ankles swell, I have large, angry red spots on the front of my shins, and I get itchy welts on my face and chin line. The coup de grace was when I found out that my boss was canned, and several other managers. I think we are being replaced by AI, since the company has been bragging about it.
My job is not so bad and my manager is ok, the problem is the coworkers, they're too young and they still behave as if they were in middle school and the whole environment, it's a tiring place to be. They also give people opportunity to grow (just not me because I was bullied by some coworkers because my performance was low, I wasn't at the same pace as the rest of the group. I got tired of their jokes and I don't get along with a lot of people now because they tell other coworkers I'm dumb and I don't feel like being nice to these people, and they don't like my behaviour, but I don't care, I don't accept being disrespected), anyway, I'm not interested in continuing working there anyway, I don't like the way they deal with things... It's just a means to another end. I do feel very anxious sometimes because of the jokes and gossip, among other things...
The stress is causing me to be catatonic after work, where I'm just shaking and staring into space or at my phone. I'm starting to dry heave and gag. I am full of dread at the thought of being around my coworkers. I am ansty and unable to enjoy my free time because I can't stop thinking about work.
Anxiety, deep breathes, depression, having a negative mindset, white hairs, verge of tears, isolation, low energy, and not feeling like myself. I quit today.
Jessica congratulations on taking that big step!!❤️ I hope those symptoms start disappearing soon!
Same for me except deep breath, I feel shallow fast breathing...
I quit my job 12dayd ago and its not easy i think that l 'm feeling bad
Have a plan in place first before you quit because honey let me tell you that having a job is better than not having one or a plan in place. People will tell you all type of negatives about your job and how you need to quit but when you need help nobody is going to give you not one red cent, they gonna shy away from you. Trust me!
I feel the same.
I recently submitted my resignation from my toxic 9-to-5 job, and I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The immediate sense of relief was profound
I put my 2 weeks today, and instantly, my mood changed for the better. Since starting my job 5 months ago, I have become pre diabetic, anemic, and abnormal ekg. I haven't been able to sleep. I've been depressed, anxious, and increased anxiety. I feel free
So happy for you. What’s wrong with all these people
My co-workers and managers are usually the ones that stress me out a lot at work. Sometimes it is hard working around toxic people.
It's always the people, never the work itself.
The time you left this comment till today i have switched jobs 3 times for this very reason. And it’s about to become the 4th time
Yup, so true
I know all about this
I quit my job two weeks ago, on the same day, and without a backup plan.
I was there for five months. I didn’t have a great vibe about that place, but I kept lying to myself that it wasn’t that bad and so on. But it made me so tired, stressed, and depressed.
The last straw was when they declined my PTO, even though I gave them two months of a heads-up, I have days accrued, and I only asked for three days off.
After declining my PTO, my boss had a Zoom call with me telling me I need to
take on even more work, she insulted me, etc.
I closed out of the Zoom call and instantly resigned.
Despite having no income at this time, I can’t even describe how much better I feel two weeks later.
@@fayemanalo1422 did you end up resigning?
Ugh, where do people get off treating us like slaves? Then they wonder why there’s a high turnover
I was trying to thug it out and try not to quit,but I got fired lol. Mad? No. I'd rather them then me...I was trying to change. Oh, well!
Extreme fatigue, low energy, negativity, feel like crying all the time. Also, heart racing. I quit my job without any job offer and not sure if it was a good idea considering future.
Was it a good idea? I am considering
How did it go?
You will find a job! Its better to leave to protect yourself from further detriment then stay and come out worse off.
Hi Deepak, how are you today? How did it go after you left your job? I hope you’re doing well.
Hi I had exactly the same sympotms like you , also quit my job wothout knowing when and where I will find soemthing. I did good stuff for my health. Some job I will find sooner or later
I’m literally trying to not quit, I’m beyond burnt out and hate my job. Money is the sole reason i haven’t.
Ever had any days where you just absolutely loathed the work you were doing so much and felt so hopelessly stuck in your situation that you thought you were going to pass out? That was me yesterday.
I related to this so much that I laughed out loud when I read it😅 so sorry you’re dealing with that terrible feeling.. it is seriously the absolute worst.
I really hope you are better right now. But man, your comment struck me so hard, because you have put my feelings into words ❤
Experienced this many times.
Omg...the passing out thing...I literally feel this almost everyday at work
thats me. I actually think I have a disease..
I don’t know if this happens to anyone else but I get dry heaves in the morning. Awful anxiety. Bad attitude, resentful, angry.
Jason I'm so sorry you are going through that. Sounds miserable.. I didnt have the dry heaving but had lots of nausea in the morning. I hope you can get yourself out of that situation asap. Keep me posted 💜
Yes!!! I'm right there with you. It's horrible.
Extreme fatigue can also be another sign of crippling stress and burnout.
Yessss so true.. it’s the worst
I know this video is a year old, but my goodness perfect timing for me, as I was having intense stress due to this job, and I knew in my heart I needed to resign. For the first time in my 52 years I sent my resignation via email for that same day being my last day. I usually can make it at least a year, but there was no way for this one. Friday was my last day. Thanks for making me not feel so alone!! 😊
How are you doing now?
I know this is two years old, but this is a sign for me. Irregular cycles, no concentration, blank stares and my hair is falling out. Thank you for bringing this issue of burnout to the mainstream!!
It’s not even the work it’s the people. People contributing less to the business yet feeling entitled to more money at the same time 🫠 everything is a popularity contest, people starting rumors, talking behind each others backs constantly, comparing money and can’t mind their own business. I can’t wait to quit just building up the courage to do it. The environment is destroying my mental health.
Hope your situation gets better,that does sound problematic
My menstrual cam twice in one month. 🤣 I quit the following week
Experienced the same issue
Omg me too!! I thought that’s what it was. Is this a sign 👀
"Unable to sleep at night" also includes bad dreams and dreams that bring up past trauma(s).
This is a very good video on the topic!
Omg my goodness. Thank you for sharing. I started having nightmares and dreaming of people from my past when I started working for corporate again. I didn’t have dreams like this before.
I can never sleep the night before work. This has been going on for many years. 😢
Nobody enjoys a life of constant frustration, limitation, dissatisfaction and quiet resignation.
omg yes. gastrointestinal issues, anxiety, hair loss, bad eating, troubles with fallings asleep, not enjoying life, conversations and no quality time spent with my loved ones just because I was on the wrong path for like 5 years. now everything's got better, especially my communication with others, my sleep and my stomach aches disappeared. Now I know that I only have those symptoms when I'm not in a good place for me or I'm doing something for the first time and it stresses me out and I understand why I was crying all the time and feeling so down... I just used to think that life was like that for everybody and I was weak, but it turned out I was not doing what I was meant to do and yeah. It's better to know when to quit and build resilience instead of sticking to unhealthy ways just because it's something that you already know.
For me, nausea, headaches, chronic throat infections, chronic eye styes, and I get an itchy forehead. I noticed majority of the symptoms happened at work and during stressful times. During the weekends or after work, I'm completely fine. What I hate most though is that my coworkers didn't believe me when I tell them I feel unwell. It got so bad, that I had to sarcastically say I didn't know that you knew my body better than me. But since I decided I'm going to leave my job, I have not had any of those issues. It's the job, it's not me.
Those are really tough symptoms😔 sorry you’re dealing with those but that’s amazing that you identified that work is the cause! I think that’s the hardest part for most people (myself included at first)! Making that decision to leave can feel so relieving.. keep me posted on your journey!❤️
You've described my symptoms right down to a tee! I used to get that itchy forehead thing while working as a supervisor in a toxic call center a few years back. It was a stable job with good benefits but toxic culture.
Took a leap of faith, changed employer, haven't looked back, symptoms gone, leading to better performance which in turn lead to several promotions!
You just described what i have. I signed my first steady job, a dream on as a young adult and thought I was exaggerating but i ve NEVER been sick and suddenly found myself with nausea, gastrointestinal problèmes, headaches, and the eye styes which was honestly so surprising. I thought it was just the winter or my body adjusting but then i realized i truly resent my work and m'y bosses overworking me with such little pay. It's been tough realizing i may be in my dream field after so many failures but the job sucks :(
Anxiety, lack of sleep, constant exhaustion, brain fog, hormone imbalance, suddenly tearful, negative/intrusive thoughts, sudden sickness, skin rashes, and feeling of impending doom.
I tried to exercise more, stop eating junk foods/take out and saw a therapist. Came to the conclusion the job I was in was a toxic work environment forcing me to become something I refuse to become to "fit in" and not put people's noses out.
Edit: spelling 😬
I had some of your symptoms and told my bosses about it. They didn't give a shit until my last week and thought I was over reaching. Seeing them panic before my last day proved even further that it was a dumpster fire.
I hope you are feeling better. My co-workers hair was also falling out.
I'm having a lot of these. Plus my skin kept flaring up. However the very moment I decided to let go of the job mentally, my skin improved so much. I have not found another job but I am a foot out.
It’s insane because I am experiencing the same symptoms. I take pills to sleep everyday. I drink more than the usual. I have zero energy and I am very unhappy. Unfortunately I cannot quit as I have bills to pay . But everyday I just feel stuck . It’s the worse feeling ever.
Holy crap! Thank you for posting this. I recognize so many of the symptoms. Deep down I knew it was related to my job, but it helps immensely to hear another person validate the same experiences. The teeth grinding, the irregular periods, the random forgetfulness. Not many people understand, so I appreciate you being openly transparent in your video.
It’s been a month since I quit my job due to toxicity and severe burnout. I was so afraid to do so, but my family and friends have been such a huge support system. As someone who has been in the hospital and on work leave due to stress before, no amount of money is worth your physical health. Stress is literally a silent killer and it manifests in the body in so many odd ways that can build up over time. Can’t say I have completely happy silver lining thoughts everyday, but my mental health is a billion times better since I quit. Everything happens for a reason and the job that’s meant to find you will reveal itself when you take that leap.
I quit my job 2 monts ago and i still dont want too look for other job. I feel so lost and dont even know what other jobs to try. I just want to be home.
I've had some of these symptoms after I tried several ways to try to deal with a toxic situation at work. When I started losing a lot of hair, I realized I had to quit. Tomorrow is my last day.
Today was my last day at work .Horrible work place , people were having affairs , toxic environment ,no training provided . Keep pushing me under the bus for little mistakes .I have been tip toing in landmine for the past one year.Glad they didn't renew my contract.
How are you now Peter?
same thing happened to me everyone was having an affair with everyone I was physically assaulted sexually harrassed and started to get bronchitis every 6 months I'm writing my resignation today
I am so glad that you talked about overthinking about work. I experienced this and was not able to sleep well for three nights. I feel safe that I wasn't the only one experiencing this.
This is awful! The fact is, working for someone else who wants more and more and more and no pay increase for the more and more they ask for should be illegal.
Currently, I’m waking up in the middle of the night shaking with anger and anxiety. I’m pissed that I’m still in this job, but I’m 4 months out from the day I can put in my 2 weeks. It’s time for me to go and I know it in my bones at this point: I’m not enjoying the work that I’m doing, I’m not enjoying my co-workers, I’m not enjoying working with our clients. I’ve taken the time to break down all the positives and negatives in my life and the one thing that brings it all down is my job. Everything else is great.
I have my plan to leave. It just can’t get here fast enough.
Thank you for sharing
Why ? Do you have a contract?
I’m kind of in this situation right now, similar, I wake up every hour seeing how much time I have before I have to wake up and sign on to my job. I should be happy after years of long commutes, I work 100% remote, but I’m mentally and physically drained!! I deal with very toxic management who only care about numbers and making them look good, I’m stuck in my current department, and get yelled at several times a day by disgruntled customers on the phone. I have about 8 months to go before I can retire. I’m trying hard to focus on the positives in my life and taking all my vacation days here and there so the weeks don’t drag so much. I’m using these last months to get things going for future ventures.
It’s been 4months. Did you get out?
@@TK-fm5udPut it my notice on Monday. I’m taking a month off and headed back to school in August. Still have a few weeks left, but I’m glad to be moving on
This is so relatable. Thank you for making this video. I’ve had all of these physical symptoms including the brain fog/focus issues. Also white hairs popping up at 26 isn’t a good sign. Resigned earlier today with support from family. I don’t usually post comments on TH-cam but I know it helps with engagement on TH-cam.
Same thing is happening to me at 29 the brain fog is killing me and in top of that my Hashimoto disease is causing me extreme fatigue, I’m also noticing the white hairs start to come out, think I might quit tonight, how are you doing two months later since this post ?
It is so true that this is hard for others who have not experienced it to understand. It’s amazing the depth of how stress can manifest physically. I’m using PTO just to go to more doctors to try to get help. It is frustrating. I finally gave notice when the doctors would no longer allow me to ignore it. Now comes the tremendous guilt for leaving the company short handed. 😢
Very good points! It's sad that so many of us go through this. But you know, I came to simple realization - at work, at home, in our social circles we are treated the way we ourselves allow to be treated. And there are always ways to change something instead of sticking around in a negative work environment where you are constantly under stress. If you become disabled from continuous tension, your employer will replace you with someone else in no time. Take care of yourself!
I going through this right now. I tried to get better working conditions but got fired instead and somehow I feel relieved. I will figure out the money part.
I’m planning to quit my 100k/year job. This video inspired me to create a video about the great resignation. It took me about 6 months to create this on top of my full-time job, setting aside at least 4x of 1 hr workout per week, cooking healthy foods that take hours to prepare, rejecting so many night outs just to spend more time pursuing my passion while having so many people discourage me from creating meaningful videos online like this channel.
As you can tell, personal development isn’t a joke because there are so many sacrifices to be made, which are often uncomfortable but knowing that there are also so many like-minded individuals who have passion for becoming a better version of themselves each day and who are willing to show support makes me more motivated to keep pursuing my passion for creativity and intense desire to provide as much value as I could.
When I was a kid, all I wanted was to have a career that pays well so I can buy whatever I want but now that I’m grown up and went through tons of setbacks from losing tons of people in my life, getting lost in the world with full of life traps, being ridiculed for pursuing my dreams, having so many people tell me that I’m merely wasting my time creating a meaningful content online, and so on, I can say that long-lasting happiness can’t be bought or earned because it comes from within us.
I totally agree with you. I hope you are fully following your dreams.
@@966minda Thank you! One of the reasons for making this channel is to inspire people as I am so tired of seeing so many people stuck in a career or endeavor just to survive or meet others’ expectations of them because I’ve been there. That’s security but doesn’t necessarily mean true happiness and even when materialistic pursuits can make them comfortable, that doesn’t necessarily mean not being trapped in a hedonic treadmill to keep that going. I can go on and on about why it’s important to do our best to live each day to the fullest whatever that means for us because it’s so easy to get lost in this world with full of traps but it’s fully up to us how to navigate through it while we still have the time to fully live if we choose to. Again, thank you for such deep words of appreciation.
You just explained my whole last month! I just gave my notice at work. I’m over it. Took me awhile to realize I could change things and be ok. It’s such a stuck, hopeless feeling but then you realize you are not powerless.
You were brave to do this
@@anacanjura3934thank you!
This video was so helpful for me. I quit my toxic job two months ago and had another job lined up. I was such a mess from the first job, that I quit the second one three days into it. Now I'm feeling like such a failure but I'm trying to remind myself that things will work out. I was going through the same things you describe: couldn't sleep at night, racing heart, trouble focusing, angry all the time. Thanks for posting.
Focus. Headaches. Heart Racing. Hair Falling Out. Period. 🥺 I generally just accepted at this point. Stress will be the reason I kick the 🪣 ngl. You're amazing girl. Good on you for doing so much to try and keep yourself well! 🙏
Ugh I’m so sorry you’re dealing with all of these.. I know how hard it is😔 It’s crazy how much stress affects us. Thank you so much!❤️
@@PaigeWestCo no worries better than I've been before 🤣🤣 always keepin our heads up! Thanks again for all this quality content! TH-cam is recommending it all and I'm gonna binge more tomorrow! 🙌🙌
Yes I’m so with you!! Glad you seem to be able to stay positive through it all though!✨ and aweee that made my night!! So glad you’re enjoying the content🥰
I quit my job today for these exact reasons. I should have waited until I got another job, but I'm in the process as we speak.
I’m about to do the same. Like quit without a job. I’d much rather be alive to find a new job than drop dead at this one. Best of luck ❤
@@MzVixen05 Yeah, I'm at the point where I really don't care. I have a strong resume and finding something else wasn't hard. Friends and family agreed with me but told me I should have waited to lock something else up, but they also said you have a strong resume so finding something else will be quick for you, and it was.
@@GenX_US_Marine Ah this gives me a lot of hope 🙂 Worked 9 damn years to also have a strong resume so it better have been worth it!
Whoa, I’ve recently been struggling with nausea at random times of the day. Some days worse than others. And it’s been happening over the last few months. I never considered it could be anxiety related, but makes sense.
Yes! Definitely could be related! I’ve found that digestive enzymes (found them at a health foods store or on Amazon!) have helped me to relieve the nausea while I was working to resolve the root cause❤️
Thank you for sharing ❤ Im at edge of quiting but I'm afraid next job is the same stress.
How are you, what did you do?
Wow! I understand this! I was so fatigued and stressed at work one day i went to break and came back to my desk, felt myself dizzy and called for a coworker who used to be an RN and helped me tremendously but within minutes I had passed out and the ambulance carted me off where the ER said it was just stress…I got a big bill from the ER a month later. The company wouldn’t even cover it even though it happened at work…🥴I resigned from that job a week later and didn’t look back. Great video!
@deranged bunny I hope you’re doing better. I quit a stressful toxic job today.
Great video, I can definitely relate to the difficulty of sleep, heart palpitations, anxiety and lack of focus. I simply suffer from 9-5
, I go to school as well and I can do my school work no problem, but I simply cannot do my job. Leaving it in a few weeks.
Thanks Paige for telling us the truth about this occupation. I quit my job as a medical practitioner last 3 years after 10 years in the field. It was not a easy decision. But in life we all know one thing and that it is too short to dread going to work everyday. Friends I’m not asking you to resign your job, no amount of money can buy happiness you just got to be wise.😊
I found your channel, you’re awesome.❤️
You’re quite right; what do you do now and how did you prepare before quitting?
@@leooscar7233 Right now I run my own business while I'm still in service that is; I started planning for early retirement while i was still working, making about $2k a week from my investment portfolio while planning to build new side jobs and income. Best advice; never invst your life savings in a single asset.
@@lucymountfort783 Stunning! Speaking of invsting, I’ve heard of it but I’m not sure of what and where to begin or how to make a decent one.
Could you please elaborate?
@@mukulagrawal4528 There are many invstment alternatives available like real estate, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), stocks and cryptcurrency; but my advice is to hire an expert to guide to through a profitable one.
@@lucymountfort783 You’re correct and I completely agree with you. To have anything in investing right now, a professional consultant will be of great assistance. My 9-to-5 job won’t be enough to support me in the long run.
Crazy. I have all these symptoms apart from the teeth grinding
The boomers be like "I went through all that and I'm fine." Are you though? You work your tail off and still in the same place...they tell us younger folk to get over it. No it's time for change.
Right?? Like I’m pretty sure you’re not fine lol
100% agree, hate the suck it up and just get through it mentality. Take care of yourself, when your soul has left the job take your body with you.
This boomer just quit his toxic job lol.
They're just mad cause they're unhappy and want us to be unhappy too because that's the only life they are aware of
Wow, this is relatable on so many levels. I'm currently doing a research degree on a topic that I absolutely hate. 2 years ago when I accepted the funding, I kept saying to myself it would get better if I just focused on the outcome (the degree), instead of the journey. But that's so much easier said than done. The never-ending lockdowns coupled with my disgust for the topic led to multiple physical symptoms creeping in over the months. This year's been the worst, from major depressive episodes, to blood pressure issues, teeth grinding, chronic respiratory infections, and hormone-related disruptions. And God is my witness, I was so depressed and fixated on just pushing through, that I never once stopped to ask myself, hey girl why are you having all these health issues, when before I'd barely get a cold once every few years. And the decision to quit has been tearing me apart for months now (sunk-cost fallacy, I suppose). Finally, recently I decided to call it quits and it's been the best feeling. We should never ever ignore physical symptoms or look for justifications when something isn't working. 1 major takeaway for me has been that if something's right for you, it should come easy and feel good. If you have to sweat it, bleed it, and break your bones to make it work, then it's simply not your thing. Simple as.
My hair starts getting weaker. Split ends and dry. I look so unhealthy overall. And I get the same experience when it comes to consuming caffeine. I caught myself frowning. Headache. Feeling like I always have to be in rush
I recently had to quit my amazing job because of my CEO (boss)! He micromanaged me to death! Always complained I was never in my seat when he was looking for me! I wondered how I was supposed to bring the warehouse to my desk to do physical inventory audits!!! Or get signatures on invoices for the different departments managers staying in my seat! Or use the restroom or basically anything else I had to do! And I never understood why he did all this when there wasn’t a single time I didn’t complete my work! I gave more to this place than I had ever done before! I kissed ass and smiled to become a “yes man”! Something I never thought I would ever do in my life! Since I never had before!! He literally made me loose my mind and I had to have emergency session with my therapist and my doctor for anxiety meds! It was terrible! But I loved the job it was him I couldn’t stand! And it paid very well so I quit/fired me whatever! And now I’m fighting unemployment and of course in the end these companies get away with this shit!
All my vacation time is used for sick time
Thanks, first two, absolute spot on. Only i have been experiencing that for last couple of decades. It really is admirable that people like you find courage to do what needs to be done. Thats how you bring about change, although slowly, in society.
Thank you❤ I am so done with this job and with this place. I am struggling to change jobs atm but I know I am getting closer each day
My mouth dropped open😲😲 when you said your hair was falling out.. I started this job my hair was much more full and bountifull.. between the stress and drama everytime it's time for me to go inside I get this knot in my stomach..
I’ve been surprised how many people have dealt with the hair loss too!! It’s crazy😔 hope you can get out of there soon❤️
I just realized a couple days ago why my hair was being weird. Because it’s literally falling out because of stress.
You are so sweet to offer a listening ear to people going thru this as well. Your video definitely resonates completely with me - as do the other comments posted here. It is very comforting to know we are all not alone in these feelings, and there is hope on the other side! Thank you for making this ❤
My former coworker had all the same symptoms as you. She developed ulcers and then her appendix ruptured. This lead to the discovery of cancer. She hung around almost two years getting treatment. Once she left, it seems like things are much, much better.
guy here… no ned to apologise at all about the menstrual cycle part: i’m sure it helped some girls out there who may have had a similar experience! also i relate to allot of the things you mentioned, i couldnt sleep or think straight… i’m changing jobs early january and i hope things will be better this time ❤ thanks for making me feel seen, i felt like i was going crazy but sometimes a workplace is just NOT it…
Anxiety,panick attacks,stomach sounds,hands uncontrollable shaking,sweating uncontrollably even when the weather is not even hot out of fear, having constant fear,the voice cracking in hard situations,finding it hard to breathe normally,depression, not being able to sleep even by being sleepy just out of anxiety of the morning next going again to work, talking fast and anxiously,heart racing,eyes almost tear up in hard situations uncontrollably,not being able to walk comfortably there even though trying, overthinking, being paranoid of if it's done any mistake unporpously,the voice repeating the same words uncontrollably whenever feel uncomfortable to talk with a certain coworker or boss,loss of weigh because of working with no eat breaks for hours
That's my situation
I hate that i got work place ptsd about six months. It's like your mind becomes your own worst enemy. I hate quitting but getting panic attacks just entering the building is a clear sign to move on and get help for the trauma.
Wooaah I'm sure nobody has ever told you this (/s) but you do possess the most beautiful irises I've ever seen.
That contrast with the border. Amazing..
Also thank you for your video I remember all too well the loss of train of thought and inability to make decisions.
Life then took a turn for the worst and I had to cut my parent out of my life to recover from it.
I resigned today. I had injuries from a previous job and those became inflammed with this jobs duties. I only lasted a couple months and suffered from insomnia, pain, stress, extreme fatigue, self-neglect such as not caring for myself. I just let myself go- not trimming nails, not trimming hair, not healthy eating, thinking negatively, no time for myself or things I used to enjoy because I was too dang tired! Even on weekends, I was becoming a homebody. I'm an adventurous spirit and I didnt want to go anywhere! This wasn't me at all. I didn't recognize myself. Ohhh, the sense of relief once I quit. I am reading "What color is your parachute?" The most recent edition and workbook. So helpful in getting to know yourself better and what career is meant especially for you. Please give it a try to anyone struggling.
Girl all of this has been happening to me. My period is almost a week late and today I was telling my boyfriend that
I feel like I am getting dumber each day trying to talk to people because I lose my train of thought all of the time now or I can't remember basic words I'm trying to think of
My heart goes out to you😭 I know how rough that is!! Hoping you can get some relief soon❤️
So relatable 😒
You should get checked for early onset alzheimer's from the late nights and burn out...
Thank you for this video🙏🏽 I don’t feel so alone now.
You’re so welcome Kezia💜
I just graduated from college and landed an office job that I've been at for a year now and I'm experiencing every symptom you discussed along with irritated dry red skin on my face and I've never had issues with my skin. I also grind my teeth and woke myself up a few times and have to get fitted for a mouthguard because of it. It's crazy how stress manifests itself physically. The redness on my face is bad like It's all across my cheeks and nose and I just feel tired and stressed all the time. I get sick every month and this week requested to work from home because I physically could not get myself to go into work from 8 to 4 everyday. I thought this was it after college but I am so unhappy...wish I could come up with another way to have an income without the 9 to 5 grind and stress. I just can't see myself doing this another 30 years until I retire...it's so depressing :/
I know this video is from two years ago, but I think this is a sign that my wife and I needed to listen! Thank you for your video! It has been helpful!
Yup. Quitting in October. Maybe even sooner. Thank you. 💕
You’re so welcome! Have you moved on to something better?❤️
@@PaigeWestCo absolutely! All glory be to God 🤍
Back in 2018, I was working at walmart as a janitor . Since I was working there, I developed pain in my toes. I thought it was my shoes so I brought new shoes and my pain got worst. My arm was hurting too. My toenails turned black too and i never had any impact on them. I decided to listen to my body and quit my job and the pain and the blackness fadeded away
Wow that is an amazing story. So glad you got out of there. It's honestly wild how much stress affects the body.
That’s impressive , definitely a good example of the mind-body connection
I am resigning in 2 weeks. I have the same symptoms. The teeth grinding and headaches are something I have as well. My period is horrible. I look forward to getting better. This helps me realize my decision is a good one.
Always look after you first ❤
Absolutely correct about physical symptoms. You have to determine the root cause.
Great Video!
My humble non-asked advice?
Do not apology to people, nor give explanation of your choices. Keep away from "social network" apps and from any thing that you perceive as toxic as much as you can. Or at least, if you are in doubt, trust in your instict. Remember, if you can´t tell someone to go to hell, then you can't negociate with them. Switch and just move on.
That’s why I quit my job today because I have toxic coworkers I work with. I’ve been talked about multiple times and picked on the manager knows and instead of doing something about it I’m the one that usually gets told that I need to change and that my attitude is to change. That may be so, but why is it OK for the coworkers to bully me but I’m supposed to just stay silent and smile? When I speak up and try to get clarification I am the issue. So I finally walked out today
Thank you so much for your sharing your experience!!! Definitely something to think about because I feel like a lot of people just brush stuff like this to the side. Always good advice ❤️
Of course! Thanks so much!❤️
Girl, what you have said here really resonated with me! Thank you for this content!
I just tender my resignation today. I have been seing some signs. Almost similar to yours especially the period parts and low energy because unable to sleep properly. After many trials to raise issues to the higher management i realize they don't care about me. So i just quit. Wish me the best to get a new better job. I have some savings to survive 3,4 months.
Wow, thank you for opening up about such an important and overlooked topic Paige! I could relate to so many of the symptoms you felt when I went through a burn out last year. I really respect you for listening to yourself and prioritising your mental and physical wellbeing by quitting your job. I know it's not an easy choice. Glad we came across your channel from Lana Blakely’s comment section, we also recently started a channel with the mission to make personal development fun and love connecting with other likeminded creators that are carving their lane on TH-cam- keep up the great work and hope to cross paths one day 💛😁
Thank you so much!! I’m glad it resonated with!❤️ I’ll definitely check out your channel as well!😊 I love your mission statement!
*yooo The same exact thing happened to me!!!* In the weeks where I was contemplating quitting, thinking about following thru made me so stressed that I missed my period. The day I finally told my boss I was quitting, I felt such relief and joy that I literally got it back that very night-only 3 hrs after I quit 😂
10 days late was freaking crazy, I set a new record lol.
Awesome content Paige! I just put my notice today (and made a small video about it). Can totally relate with the difficulty of sleeping, constant headaches and loss of train of thought. The only way to describe my current state of body and mind is "empty shell" :( How long did it took to recover from your symptoms? Thanks for this video!
Congratulations!!! I’ll check out your video for sure! And yes the empty shell comparison is super relatable.. I would say within like 4 weeks of my last day of work, my symptoms had subsided a decent amount! I’m still working on the actual fatigue and feel like I’m still sleep deprived but I’m at 6 weeks since my last day now and definitely have seen a huge improvement! Overall my shell just doesn’t feel as empty which is a relief😊 I hope you’re relief comes quick!
@@PaigeWestCo is the sleep now better as I am experiencing it and feel it is related to stress?
@@rejectionistmanifesto8836 a lot better!!! It’s definitely been a journey but it’s improved sooo much! I have a 2 month update vid out where I talked about my sleep more! I’m also working on a burnout update video and it should be out in a few weeks!
@@PaigeWestCo glad to hear that...
I am really amazed at the way The physical body trully mirrors what is happening mentally and emotionally...
Agreed. Its wild!
Those symptoms happened to me, I had to eventually leave too. Jobs should not be so toxic.
Not "jobs" it always a specific individual with name and surname: manager, cooworker. Mosty someone who is jealous, or with anger issues, or someone from dark triad, someone who abuse and bully people.
I also have same as most of your signals in this video. Time to change. 🍀
I’m on a 13 week contract and I have 5 weeks left. I don’t know how I’m going to finish it. I also take sleep pills every night bc if I don’t I can’t fall a sleep. I dread going in , I can never wait to leave , I hide in the bathroom ti get away from my co workers. I called a day off and went home and felt wonderful those 3 days I was away. I have been getting more headache as well. I can’t watch tv bc I just have no interest. I keep telling myself after this week I have 5 weeks left. I can do this. I hope my next assignment is better
12:31 I literally experienced all those issues. I also tried a lot of things to change at work.
But my body still said “LEAVE” in a very loud voice.
I also quit in December last year from a toxic job. I started a TH-cam channel though it has been hard growing it. There's are no regrets. Hope to be able to grow the channel. So i understand so much
2 weeks notice? When I leave it will be effective immediately.. just like when they’re easy to fire you or lay you off.
Another one I had is I would sweat a lot from work …. I’m guessing from anxiety .
I did the same!!! I forgot about the sweating😅
I coulnt breath
My period came an entire week late (literally 8 days) around the time my work had made some decisions to put more restrictions and micro manage everything we do. At least with myself it was like that. Im literally so depressed with my job despite being there for almost 4 yrs. I never had a period come this late before so i immediately knew it was because of work stress. I would also get headaches and backaches out of nowhere (tension i guess) and my lower abdomen constantly ached here and there. I tried to put up with it thinking it will all pass, but i started "quiet quitting" when after i had just gotten lasik eye surgery and my boss knew about it yet decided to send me a long paragraph of a message on how i needed to fix up my act and be a better "example/leader" to the team. I seriously lost my sh-- there. I couldnt believe the audacity my boss had let alone how i could even read his long message while being blurred out from the surgery. Thats when i knew it was time to really consider my leave. Ive yet to find another job yet that feels right for now so im just quietly saving up and pending to leave just to leave, with or without another job lined up.
I’m so sorry you’re going through all of that.. your boss sounds miserable.. I do hope the “quiet quitting” gives you some reprieve while you look for something better. Wish you all the best! Keep us updated on your journey💜
I wish i could just drop everything and quit my job, but I have to consider a lot of things and people. I am single but having born as Asian, I have parents to support and life now is even harder coz of inflation. I have to really plan and save before I quit eventhough it's hard to get up every morning knowing I am not happy anymore going to work. Anyway, I just hope I can endure until January next year coz by that time my savings will be quite enough to start afresh. Please pray for me. Thank you.
Leave your job. Quit. It’s not worth the stress. It might be scary at first but you have to remember that things always work out. Think back at those times you never thought you’d make it through a bad situation but you did in the end. The toxic bullies, the unappreciative managers, the backstabbing selfish coworkers-they’ll all get what’s coming to them. You’re meant to be in much better environments. Move on to bigger and better things. Start by taking care of yourself first and then upwards from there.
This was so accurate. All the best to you and you did the right thing for you by quitting
Can’t sleep, worry constantly, too broke with too much debt with a mortgage. Can’t quit and lose my pension, need sleeping pills to sleep. Also lost 2 back molars from grinding my teeth from the stress. Weight gain and drinking alcohol to cope.
I know this is from a year ago, but holy crap is this accurate. I grind my teeth, my heart rate is constantly around 120 beats per minute at work, and dropped down to 90 at home (I used to have 75-80 prior to this job). I also have called in sick many times for migraines and nausea. Toilet make matters worse, I have an autoimmune disease, which is linked with stress for flare ups. I want to quit my job but we have an election coming up, so if I leave now, I'll never be able to use them as a reference, which is unbearably stress-inducing. Thank you for sharing this! It feels a bit better to know that we're not alone.
I shake every day as i drive to work. Its incredibly hard to keep it under control. I do shake when I'm under extreme duress. But this is daily. 5 days a week. Stomach upsets, teeth grinding, lack of sleep (i had one hour last night), feeling like i would be better not on this planet, tearful, ive gone from being an outgoing and happy person to hiding away and avoiding freinds. I cant just leave as i cant afford to be without a job. But finding a job when my confidence has hit rock bottom is so hard. I work for a very small company. No HR. 2 directors who lied to get me to take on the job. Im in debt now and had to sell my car to pay the bills. I feel like im trapped in an abusive relationship. Its crazy that ive been reduced to this in just 6 months.
Just put in my notice been working 60 hours a week for 7 years the money was great but it finally caught up with me
I left my job where I was fine but just wanted to change a new environment so I faced the dilemma I should not have quit my previous job. Still feel regret until now but I have to move on.
I left my job yesterday, it was becoming difficult day by day to survive there.. So, I finally took a decision to quit and heal myself. I'm happy with my decision. After all, health and peace should be the priority
Youll see its the best decision. remember employers are not there to look out for your health mental or physical. They only care about their bottom line. If you have an issue it’s your issue and if the company has issues, that also becomes your issue. see how that works? Best of luck to you going forward.
Well, I'm sort of going through it right now. I went back to my old career that I even qualified for and now I'm sort of regretting it. My main issue is my social anxiety around my colleagues. I feel like I can't talk to any of them and I feel like they're being cold towards me. I feel like it's mostly my fault as they probably think that I don't care about the job or them. I'm trying to get CBT classes, and I don't want to have to keep switching jobs to deal with my issue. I had one job totally different to the one I have now and I enjoyed that more and I felt like a different person. I left because I moved away and now I can't get back into it as nowhere will accept me 😢
I can't sleep well at all, I'm constantly tired feeling really low about myself that I'm not good enough, I don't deserve to be in the job and just keep spacing out all the time. I feel awful and I don't know what to do 😢
Hi what did you do? Did you quit your job or have you found coping mechanisms? I'm getting the same symptoms 🥺Hope you are OK
I couldn’t wait for my contract to end on Dec 15 due to a toxic environment!!! So happy now!!!! So if you’re not happy leave the job but make sure your financially well off or find another one before you leave!
I have worked a remote customer service job for 4 years. It's very stressful, and If I could quit right now, I would. I struggle with my weight, with depression, my legs and ankles swell, I have large, angry red spots on the front of my shins, and I get itchy welts on my face and chin line. The coup de grace was when I found out that my boss was canned, and several other managers. I think we are being replaced by AI, since the company has been bragging about it.
My job is not so bad and my manager is ok, the problem is the coworkers, they're too young and they still behave as if they were in middle school and the whole environment, it's a tiring place to be. They also give people opportunity to grow (just not me because I was bullied by some coworkers because my performance was low, I wasn't at the same pace as the rest of the group. I got tired of their jokes and I don't get along with a lot of people now because they tell other coworkers I'm dumb and I don't feel like being nice to these people, and they don't like my behaviour, but I don't care, I don't accept being disrespected), anyway, I'm not interested in continuing working there anyway, I don't like the way they deal with things... It's just a means to another end.
I do feel very anxious sometimes because of the jokes and gossip, among other things...
The stress is causing me to be catatonic after work, where I'm just shaking and staring into space or at my phone. I'm starting to dry heave and gag. I am full of dread at the thought of being around my coworkers. I am ansty and unable to enjoy my free time because I can't stop thinking about work.
My job is very physical. My joint and muscles ache. I get pain in kidneys. It's always when I do all that heavy lifting.
That sounds like a very physically demanding job😓