Social anxiety even working remotely
Hi everyone. I hope I'm not alone in this. I live alone and I'm an immigrant in canada since 2014. I got my current job 7 or 8 months ago after a pretty bad previous work experience. It's remote, and as an introvert, is what I wanted. But recently (I dont know if it's because of this lockdown that's making me feel even more lonely and isolated), I can't perform at work and I'm hating my job. Long and constant zoom meetings with a demanding boss, is getting so annoying. He pays 30k a year. It's so low for a web development job. I live paycheck to paycheck. Living in toronto is way too expensive. I have worked hard but some managers and CEOs think they are making us a favour by giving (an 'underpaid') job. I mean, for that wage, I'd rather do something less demanding. I dont want to sound ungrateful but honestly I crave so much a job where I don't have to talk to anyone. Maybe I'll start looking into jobs like that. I feel like I cant handle people. I just want to escape. It seems 8 months is my limit for jobs. After that, there's always something going on that makes me resign. I feel so scared and alone. Nobody would care how I feel or my struggles. I really fight against this but sometimes it's just useless to fight and just accept I will never be what I am not. I get hurt so easily and i hate to be so oversensitive. I had a past of being bullied as a kid and those fears still show in my daily life. I wish I was more thick-skinned and strong.
Thank you AverageAbigail. Your reply was really comforting. A friend just told me about CAMH (Canada Association of Mental Health) and they are linked with companies that are open to provide acommodation to people who need it. That seems an option. Being hypersensitive is hard in a busy city environment where it is expected a "certain type of behaviour". People missunderstand that as laziness. But it's not. Writing about the options for future work is a good exercise in order to not let anxiety and fear take over. Thanks :)