I quit my job on Monday. There were a lot of personnel stressors going on and though I love the work and my patients, I decided that you can’t fix crazy. The women I was having problems with we’re not going to change so it was time to get the hell out of Dodge.
What is so interesting about this is how I feel now. I have has markedly reduced pain, swelling,joint symptoms, and fatigue since Monday. I actually went for a walk with my family and have cut way back on pain meds. I worked in the yard yesterday and I’m not paying for it today.
I think my job was making me sick! I had no idea how much stress I was under nor how it was affecting my PsA symptoms until I was no longer in that environment. Wow! I will definitely keep that in mind while hunting for a new job. Luckily, I have some time to find something good, and since I’m in health care and I have experience, I shouldn’t have a hard time finding a new one.
I just wanted to bring this up, so that everyone else can evaluate the stress in their lives and the impact it has on their PsA symptoms.
I am not one bit surprised and I don't think most people realize the effect that stress has on anyone's health and more so with an auto immune disease. It is a fine line between what is a challenge in job and what can turn into becoming stressful.
I also avoid negative people as I also think this can have an effect on us.
Bella,
100% agree with you. I try to avoid toxic people and situations. I didn’t realize how much the stress at work was negatively effecting my symptoms, until I no longer had them.
I was able to work in my yard all weekend this weekend. I played in the dirt and planted things and overall had a ball. I had almost no pain after the first day, and was pleasantly tired. I even put in a second full day today. I am less sore after two days of hard labor than I would have been after a week at my desk at work!
Good for you! You are lucky that you are in a position where you can do that. I didn't have this disease until I went back to work after being off for 3 years. But need the paycheck and the ins, so until my W/C case is settled I am dealing with it. But I know you are absolutely right - I saw someone that was very toxic to me last week from the other place I worked and my anxiety increased, as well as my psoriasis.