If there are people who say that it is not your job the one that causes you depression, it is your mind; others state that they truly understand why you consider that your workplace is making you feel miserable. Numerous people are stressed out because of their workplace and they do not know how to handle this situation. What the majority of employers seem to not understand is that happy workers are more efficient workers, and if they are happy at their workplace their performance will reach maximum points.
Emma Jones states that she worked as a secretary for 10 years and she was depressed because of her work for around 7 years. She needed that job, because she had to pay her rent, but when we asked her what career she wanted to have, she simply stated “My entire life I wanted to design clothes”. But we all know that it is quite difficult to make a living from being a fashion designer. Because she longed for another career, she started experiencing anxiety and depression, conditions that affected not only her personal life, but her professional life also.
One day she was fired and finding another job was not easy, considering that she was a secretary for such a long period. She was also fighting depression at that time, so she was not able to get through interviews, because every employer understood that she was not able to perform how they would want. What caused her depression at work?
She had no personal life
She was a secretary, so she was caught up in a busy schedule and she had no time for focusing on her relationships. She had no breaks in her work and when at home, she was so depressed she was not in the mood to get involved in activities that would offer her the opportunity to bond. She understood this when she entered a holistic rehab.
She was feeling trapped in her work
As stated before she has always desired to build a career in the fashion industry, but because she was working extensively, she did not have time to focus on her passion. She reached a point when she considered that she would spend the rest of her life behind her desk at the office. And even if she worked extensively, she was not financially satisfied and she felt trapped in her work. Experts from luxury rehabs state that the majority of people who fight depression caused by their work have this feeling.
She simply hated her colleagues
The worst part of her job was the fact that she hated her colleagues. She spent the most of her time with them, and this made her feel worse and it accentuated her depression. She did not receive support from them, and she could not work with them in the harmony she needed. When at work, she felt like she was always in conflict with someone.
What she says now about her experience? “I always considered that a job cannot cause you depression. I was so wrong!”