Advice needed

[hippychick]

I'm having a problem. I just started work 3 weeks ago, and my poor girlfriend has listened to me moan enough.


But basically I work in an office for 7 hours a day. We get told everyday the mistakes we make and we have these bars that chart our work in a day and how good we are. I'm finding it really difficult. i'm finding the routine difficult. My stomach is somessed up its not even funny. I had to come home an hour early today cos I panicked, my worst panic in ages. Now I was expecting it to be an adjustment, and I am dealing fairly well (aided by Moth) with not letting the work bars etc piss me off. But these stomach problems I am finding hard. I'm not eating anymore or less than usual, though I guess a bit less due to nausea. I know i have to work tommorrow, I have no choice, if i dont go in I'll never go back lol but I am struggling with dealing with the nausea a lot. It's not even just when I am in the office, now I am home my stomach is still really messed up. I feel really run down.


Now there is not even the option of leaving this job right now but I need to know how you deal with panicking at work and nausea at work please.


Thanks x

[trickyvicky]

Hi Louise,well i don't know how to get rid of nausea.....But i would assume that u have nausea because of anxiety and the stressful situation u are in......I don't know your position but i was told that Kalms are really good for just taking off the edge....this will relax your body and certainly your stomach....They are natural remedy tablets so they don't do u any harm and don't give side affects.....So maybe u could pop into a chemist tomorrow and pick those up before u go to work....I know they come in a blue coloured bottle....Anyway other then that i find chewing gum or mints help...But i think everyone is different....I know when i was in the situation that u are now,i just couldn't do anything to help things,every morning i would have diarrhea and feel so tensed for the rest of the day.so i wish u all the luck and please don't give up,as u were doing so well...


Take care and keep us updated


P.s i forgot if u are on any medication u will need to mention that to the chemist as i don't know if these kalms will affect your other tabs....I shouldn't think so as they are all natural herbal remedies


Vicky xx

[Melikasa]

Have you talked to your docotor about your stomach? The nausea could be made worse from the anxiety but there may be an underlying nausea from an ulcer or reflux or something of the sorts. Of course if there is a little stess the nausea and stomach pains are made worse when you have something like this.
Just knowing this isn't going to help but maybe you should be on a stomach medication or special diet.
For now stay away from greasy and spicey foods.
I hope that you can get things under control so that emet doesn't ruin work for you. I would do the peppermint thing and even find a lavender spray if you can. I found that the aromatherapy really helped calm me. I did a lot of mental convincing as well. It seems to help me out. I really felt sick the other day and there is no fast way to the bathroom but I was able to convice myself that I was going to be ok and just took my breathing down to slow and deep.
I wish I had an easier way to help you out or some wonderful information but I don't. I will hope and pray that you find the strength to make it through okay.

[hippychick]

Thanks you two, I'm pretty sure its just anxiety causing my problems But i don't know for sure. I am now getting ready for work and I am nervous just knowing that I panicked yesterday and worried it might happen again. I'm trying the hardest I ever have to control this because otherwise it feels like an excuse to stop working. I dont wanna stop working I just wanna stop feeling sick every day and getting anxious over it. I will see what calming stuff I can find. I hope no one noticed I was panicking yesterday. I always feel so stupid afterwards.


Most of the time I can control anxiety but I knew yesterday I just had to leave because there was no controlling it that day it was too bad. Hopefully I will be more in control today and strong enough to stay longer.

[Jenneh]

meh.. those charts sound horrible...


last saturday i went to work as usual.. and hd a huge panic attack cos i felt really nauseous... i too had to go home early and was so scared of going to work yestrday.. (the next time i was due to go)


but i took mints, took water, and just told myself i was going to be fine. watever kinda gymnastics ur stomach is doing... i doubt it will cause u to v*... so try and keep that in mind.


im not sure if ur gnna be at work yet... (cant wrk out the times on this board atm) but i hope ur feeling ok!


Jen xxxxxxxxxx

[mothtoaflame]

You ARE doing great honey. Believe me, you are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for. Have you been taking your rescue remedy to work with you? i find the brandy in it (yeh, there's 40% brandy in it) calms me down a little. I have been using it far to often for my liking since withdrawing from my medication. That coupled with general work issues, and I have either had heart palps, headaches or been sat on the loo for basically all my working hours LOL!!


Anyways, you can always moan to me. I am your gf, I love you and am always here to support you - in any way that I can. Don't ever feel as though you are bugging me, or bringing me down. I would feel more hurt if you kept things from me, especially when you are feeling crummy. I want to share your pain baby.


Love,
Karen.

[hippychick]

Thanks Baby


I just didn't wanna be bugging you when like you say, you are having work probs of your own. So i thought I'd come and bug these lovely people for a little while. [img]smileys/smilies_02.gif[/img]I was fine when i got home yesterday, it was just overwhelming anxiety/nausea until I left work.


Well i controlled it a bit more today and its the weekend *dances* although weekends are not nearly long enough lol I was still anxious today, but thats nothing new, least i didn't leave early though.


Thanks everyone for being so nice.


xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Galadriel]

Hey there Hippy,


Hang in there like Karen says! You sound like a very caring supportive person Karen. I know how it helps to have people like that in your life. I know it can be hard, emet makes it rough, and I know how hard it is when you feel naseaus or panic. Ive been struggling with this at college some, cause I get trapped feeling in class sometimes. Its hard when you know you HAVE to be at such and such a place at such and such a time. Its almost like the emet works against you like that.


I agree have something with you thats like a "safety" thing, like maybe some rolaids or pepto or somethin, so you dont feel so helpless and trapped there. That helps me, just knowing I have something on me that I can turn to.

[allyryder]

Hey Hippy,


The worst thing you can do right now is not to go back. It is just anxiety induced, believe me!


I find that my body tends to get a little out of whack until it gets used to the routine. I work like 8 hours a day and I do get anxious sometimes. This week was awesomely bad because it was my first week working 'full time'. So, my body made me feel kinda sicky from having to wake up so early everyday. Also, because I was so tired and worn out, it was easier for my anxiety to creep in when I was feeling drowsy/dizzy from being so tired. But I just say 'back off, f*cker' and I try to concentrate on my work.


I also keep some acid reflux pills with me just in case. They are my 'safety' drugs so I know that they will help me if I'm feeling sick.


Goodluck with everything! I know you will do just fine!!!

[ejb199]

Hey Loiuse,

what sort of job is it - office based? I work in an office and have to regularly stick to targets - i know how stressful that can be! but i find that work takes my mind of things and if i previously felt sick/panicky then at work im usually so busy that i just dont have time to think about sick.

Just like everyone else has said - the nausea will def be due to the anxiety. you need to take control of the worry first and then the nausea wont even become the issue. def dont stop going to work - it will only make things worse - by going, you have already proved to urself that you CAN do it and that you are a strong person who WILL beat this.