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Need to vent

Need to vent

Hi everyone

I need to vent!!

I'm not coping

I'm not enjoying my new job. It's mundane, boring and triggering. For those who don't know, I was made redundant in my pharmacy job 4 days before Christmas. I then found a casual job at a supermarket. The job I do is very boring. I have far too much 'alone' time at work so my mind wanders to a lot of stuff. I asked my supervisor if i could learn the registers as thats what i would love to do. she replied that she couldn't until next year, don't know why as we are so short staffed and they need extras.

They advertise extra shifts or replacing a shift on facebook, which i really hate. but that's how they do it. i asked my supervisor if i could pick up extra shifts even though i don't know the registers. she replied yes thats fine that i would still do cleaning.

The other day a staff member posted she needed someone to do a shift. i was the first one tyo reply and accept the shift. another girl replied after me. the staff member replied back to me saying she would give that shift to the second girl as i don't know tyhe registers. I was so annoyed, angry and then upset. I feel used, and discriminated.

The problem is I am 'too scared' to confront my supervisor and ask again as i don't want the other member to get into gtrouble. so this means that i can't get any extra shifts until i learn the registers.

it is so wrong

the other issue i am having is seeing the old pharmacy customers. it's not an issue in that i see them, they love to talk. some still didn't know i had gone!!! but each time i see them and they say 'oh i am sorry to what happened to you' i get upset, hurt angry at the new owners. i miss the girls i used to work with and the job.

working for a much much bigger organisation is hard. there is so much clicks, so much politics and crap. i try to go in and do my job and go home.

but with so much time on my hands at work i start to think negatively.

i have recentyly had terrible vertigo, a 5 day migraine and today again another headache. i decided to call in sick and was spoken to so rude and short by the supervisor. it's like she doesn't believe me when i call in sick. and my anxiety is extremely high in having to ring her.

i don't have the confidence to leave and get another job. i feel i am not good enough

i am sorry to vent, i know a lot of you are struggling with your own issues. and that i should be thankful that i do have a job, as a lot of people have lost theirs.

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Sending hugs @BlueBay ... 💙

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Thanks @NatureLover

I’m feeling very depressed

i am very self critical

I’m very critical of people looking at me snd my body

I always fear

I’m on high alert all the time

I’m tired

I’m very emotional

I bought my dad a birthday card and very emotional because I have to write in it


im very conflicted in my head

I can’t think

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@BlueBay so sorry to hear...

You're really doing it tough 😞

Wishing you some peace and hope 💙

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Hi @BlueBay, I am so sorry to hear how you are feeling today and how hard it has been to buy that card for your dad

Feeling on high alert so often is really tiring, it sounds like something you have been sitting with for a while. I feel your exhaustion through your post While you are holding so many big feelings at the moment, do you have anyone in your corner to support you and help you carry the weight of today?

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no one @Daisydreamer

I’m alone with my thoughts

distraction is hard today

I wrote in my dads card

it was hard

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Well done for writing in your Dad's card, @BlueBay , it sounded really tough.

We are with you ...

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hi @Daisydreamer @NatureLover
There was so much more I could have written but I didn’t.
yiu know thinking of my dad turning 85 it really hit me how old he is.
I’m scared of not able to see him anymore

I hope my mum doesn’t post my dads card and present back. I swear if she does she’ll hear about it. Maybe it’s good I’m in hospital next week.

I feel like a little girl wanting my dad. You know I have nothing to look back at. No childhood photos. Nothing. All I have in my mind is a tiny picture of my dad holding me as a little 3 yr old. Wearing a bright red jumper with tight curly hair. That’s the only image of photo I have in my mind. 😥😥😥

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Hey there @BlueBay
Having such aspects being brought up for you around your Dad sounds like a tough place to be right now. I hear how having physical images to look at would mean so much to you.

You know what supports are best for you but I just want to remind you of the SANE support phone line available til 10pm tonight if you’d like to chat it over in more depth with someone here.


Also I had a feeling to offer this thread/discussion which you may or may not have seen.
Please take it as only a suggestion and if it doesn’t sit well with you let it pass by.
I’ve only found it recently & have found it encouraging to have as a reminder around my own ‘tools’ for my wellbeing 🌿🦉🎶 - It’s called Coping Toolbox

Sitting with you this arvo 🧡

@Former-Member

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Thanks @Former-Member i Don’t have the photo. I have NO childhood photos at all. I asked my mum years ago for the photo album. She told me she “didn’t know where they are”

so that vision is in my head. I don’t physically have anything. I have nothing.

@NatureLover @Snowie @Anastasia @Owlunar @Shaz51 @Emelia8

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sending love @BlueBay
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