ellie22
01-12-2017, 05:52 AM
Hey everyone :)
I recently started a part time job at a supermarket to get some extra money while I go to high school.
It's a rather small place, I'm the only cashier most of the time while my colleagues work in the back, so I rarely see them.
The thing is, I get incredibly nervous while I'm working, my voice gets really shaky and I sometimes find my hands shaking as well. While at work I'm constantly thinking about the things that could go wrong, e.g. an angry customer or a robbery. Though nothing severe has happened yet, it makes me extra anxious that I would probably be alone if someone were to rob the place.
Even small things, like a customer asking me to hurry up because they are busy or telling me something is wrong makes me want to cry and get away from them. Ideally I would like to be able to take breaks where I have time to breathe slowly and things like that so I can relax, but it's not possible because the store is too busy.
I can't just quit either, because I'm saving money for a trip to Italy with my school and my parents can't pay all the expenses for me..
I can't sleep the night before I go to work and when I return home from working, a rarely get much sleep either.
So my question how I can possibly deal with my anxiety while still hopefully being able to keep my job.
I can feel it slowly starting to affect my school and personal life as well and I don't think I can continue working there much longer if things don't change :/
Sorry if this was rather long and messy lol
I recently started a part time job at a supermarket to get some extra money while I go to high school.
It's a rather small place, I'm the only cashier most of the time while my colleagues work in the back, so I rarely see them.
The thing is, I get incredibly nervous while I'm working, my voice gets really shaky and I sometimes find my hands shaking as well. While at work I'm constantly thinking about the things that could go wrong, e.g. an angry customer or a robbery. Though nothing severe has happened yet, it makes me extra anxious that I would probably be alone if someone were to rob the place.
Even small things, like a customer asking me to hurry up because they are busy or telling me something is wrong makes me want to cry and get away from them. Ideally I would like to be able to take breaks where I have time to breathe slowly and things like that so I can relax, but it's not possible because the store is too busy.
I can't just quit either, because I'm saving money for a trip to Italy with my school and my parents can't pay all the expenses for me..
I can't sleep the night before I go to work and when I return home from working, a rarely get much sleep either.
So my question how I can possibly deal with my anxiety while still hopefully being able to keep my job.
I can feel it slowly starting to affect my school and personal life as well and I don't think I can continue working there much longer if things don't change :/
Sorry if this was rather long and messy lol