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Pushing my limits Well, I've been on and off a str

Heidi-Tappin
Heidi-Tappin
 

 

Well, I've been on and off a strong antidepressants for the last few months. This has me losing me mind. I work in fast food and its VERY hard to handle my  anxiety! Today my boss pushed me on drive thru. She wanted me change what was doing. What I been doing for the last 5 years. It sounds simple enough. Just print every  receipt and don't ask for surveys. But this cause me to go into complete panic mode. I started talking back, so she put me on break. During that break I decide to completly give up and just walk home. Walked for about. 10mins then realized I'm letting my PTSD ruin my finances. My lifestyle. My world. So I walked back crying and heatbroken that I have NO choice. I lucky enough to change doctors and hopfully this will NEVER happen again!
Secouya
Secouya
Hi Heidi, I am sorry you are having a difficult time. I am glad you found assistance through a new doctor. Hopefully the new doctor will be able to help you cope with your symptoms. Sometimes change can be stressful. I hope your employer will work with you. You might let your employer know if you haven’t already that you have PTSD. This might let them know that you have a disability and how to accommodate it. Best wishes.
Heidi-Tappin
Heidi-Tappin
Secouya, Thank you for your input. They do know about my PTSD and for the last two weeks they had me on dive thu as little as they can.But This week I gave my boss a update on my meds. I told him I should be back to normal on the 17th of next month. But I wanted to try just changing thing up throw me out of wack. Todays, a new day. New possibilities and a new day for a whole new beginning. I can do t! Ive done it many times before.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
When I was a high school teacher I didn't make enough salary to make ends, meet, Heid0i-Tappin, so I worked the Long John Silver's drive through on the weekends as a part time job for extra pay. My high school students used to come through to order from me and make fun of me from their cars on the loud speaker.

It was pretty embarrassing in front of my Long John Silver's manager and my coworkers weekends, and then it was stressful to face those students again in class on Monday mornings. I was like you, it triggered my PTSD but I couldn't let PTSD ruin my finances, either. You're not alone in this. So glad there's hope for help with a change in your meds.