Yes...dealing with criminals all days has just about drove me crazy and makes me think everyone is bad! Gives me very high anxiety everyday.....even on my days off just shopping or whatever. I am constantly on high alert about who is around and whats going on. I guess it sounds like we both need to leave work at the door when we leave for the day. Easier said then done I know

Hi there. I would first like to say that I am sorry that you are experiencing anxiety, it's horrible, I know. And secondly, YES! I have been in this boat so many times! I tend to drag things home with me, from work. It drives me nuts! Sometimes I worry so bad, I have a terrible time sleeoping at night, and even have panic attacks. I have had some success in taking my mind off of the stress by keeping my mind busy... I meditate, watch a funny show or movie, or do some drawing. I hope things get better real soon, and I hope I was of some help. Sending positive energy your way! - HeyBulldog.

I also thought my last job was at the root of my anxiety. I decided to quit that job but quickly discovered I would experience the same thing at every job I had to take. I'm starting to think it's just something we have to learn to live with.

Thank you for your great responses. Anxiety has robbed us of so much. I feel I could contribute quite a bit to work but because of my anxiety my only career ambition is to earn enough money to support my family while doing the least amount possible. I think the worst feeling I have is Sunday where the obssesive worry about Monday never ends. Thank you all for your support it means so much!

My suggestion to you to help you manage the switch from home to work is to set a daily routine to help remove the stress from increasing.

Those of us who have worked extreme stress jobs, in order to be anxiety healthy stress, have to learn to switch off the stress button when we leave where we are.

Best wishes. I took a minute to sit in the car, check that all my limbs were still attached, and told myself thank you for another successful day at work.

Thank you for your support everyone, as I sit on the bus to work this morning reading your responses helps.

Yes, work is an underlying stressor for me too. I'm a compliance officer, but I know HR the same! Is it the job, or where you work that is the bigger stressor? I hope today is a good day for you, it's Hump Day! The weekend is almost here!

A compliance officer! Someone who can relate! I think it's both the job and where I work that is the root of my stress, I spend so much of my life wishing the week were over. No way to live wishing the times in your life would breeze by.

lol yes! i work fast food and i get stresed out when we are busy and i start gettin anxiety..it sucks

i get really stressed when i study =/ i use to have a bad habit of falling back on my mistakes. I learnt to take a step back.. breathe and come back to the present. list things im grateful for and move on. And Positive music can be so comforting at stressful moments when im alone :) disney music usually does the trick for me.
your not alone steve77! hang in there :)

Thank you all so much! I continue to dread work and become anxious at home at the thought of having to go back, but feel so much support from all of you and I am so greatful for you all.

Yes! I am all about work and often feel that I 'have to do everything right'. Therefore I think about work a lot and I get consumed by it.

When I was on vacation, I felt HORRIBLE just thinking about how much I dread going back to work. The anxiety I felt during my vacation was worse than being at work, if that makes any sense.

The thing is, I love what I do, but I hate how much it consumes me and how I fear failing or not doing a good job. I often wish I could find the perfect career in which I don't have to feel this way everyday. On Saturdays and Sundays, like you, I just worry about going back.

It's Sunday evening right now and guess what I'm doing... checking the Anxiety Support Forums.

Best Wishes...