Had a meltdown. Plz help.

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Before this I was already consumed with negative thoughts about how terrible the world is. How it feels like so many outside forces are bothering me or having an impact on my life, such as the fact that we’re still living in a pandemic with no end in sight and that people think that freedom is more important than getting people to understand that getting vaccinated is what’s best at this time(AKA, people who take what pundits on Fox News say seriously). Recently, another instance of something out of my control happened: there’s been a change at work that caught me off guard and while talking to my dad about it earlier this morning, as per usual he was saying that I’d take responsibility for the rut I was in and that pushed me to full on screaming, hitting the wall and banging my head against my door a couple times. I’ve been camped out in my room for most of the time ever since.

There’s no escaping all the negativity in this world and it’s driving me crazy. Maybe even suicidal.

I don't know how to help, but I hear you and I'm sorry you're experiencing so much stress.

I hope you can take some time to yourself and decompress until you feel a bit better.

Sending hugs.

What happened at work?

Hospitalizations in New York State have gone down dramatically over the past two weeks. So have Omicron cases.

there was a change in the way we’re supposed to do documentation and how we’re supposed to clock in and out. The latter of which is more time consuming than it was before. Even worse for me, I still have notes that I need to complete from before this switch happened and I can no longer get into the old website. I didn’t exactly expect it to happen that way. Maybe the fact that I was so underprepared is bc of my Aspergers/ADHD. Now I have to talk to my supervisor about this mess I’m in bc the people in upper managment at my company doesn’t understand the concept of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

The thing about the hospitalizations going down is that there’s always the possibility another variant. That’s happened twice already. Who knows how many more times we’ll have to deal with it.

I understand about that work stress.
It sounds really frustrating and counter-intuitive.
There's already an Omicron subvariant here.
It's so frustrating -- I get how you feel.

Do you work from home?

I work in assisted living.

I believe, over the next month, you will hear about many countries relaxing their mask mandates.

There are countries which believe that COVID is no longer a "pandemic"----but is "endemic," like the seasonal flu is.

Assisted Living? That's pretty nifty. It's definitely a step over working fast food.

Change happens at work.

I see both sides of it. In my role, I'm responsible for changing a LOT of things - you could describe me as.. an Agent of Change - I see opportunities for improvement, plan a change, then orchestrate it and make it happen. I've created entirely new jobs and departments, made suggestions for improving all sorts of communications etc.

But then when someone else implemented new project management software that he's very familiar with and others are keen on learning and using, I've been rather.. resistant. BUT, I know it's good for me and better for the company for me to learn to use it ever better SO I have to just force myself to do it for my own and the company's good.


Sometimes when making changes at work there are hiccups in the road.. things that need to be ironed out, unforeseen issues etc. Sometimes it means reverting back to how things were done before until a better solution is dreamt up. Other times it means just pushing forward with the plan because in the long run it's better for the business. In all cases we have to just sort of roll with the punches with things that are beyond our control and do our best with what we're given to work with.

On the bright side, if the change isn't positive.. it wasn't you're doing so you won't be to blame! But ya still just have to work with it and go with the flow that management has made decisions on doing. Maybe they'll learn how to better communicate upcoming changes so people can be better prepared. Owners/management aren't perfect and should be learning, too. Just do your best to follow instructions and be a team player instead of getting upset and butting heads with other employees or management over changes. If you need more training or instructions, let them know that etc.