11 signals that your job is miserable



11 red flags that show that your job is negatively affecting your personal life

Keep in mind how your job stress is affecting you.


Every job has both advantages and disadvantages. But there can be a significant problem if your job is consistently down.

If your job has captured your attention in such a way that everything in your life, including the things that have gone wrong and the reasons you do not want to leave work, becomes focused on that job, it can potentially hurt your time away from work.

If you can only see the negative aspects of your job even after something good happens, it may be stressing you out and negatively affecting your quality of life.

Everyone experiences bad days at work. If you frequently find yourself tearing up because you dread going to work every Monday through Friday, or if you routinely sit at your desk wishing you were dead, then you may have a far more serious problem on your hands.


Amy Morin, author of "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do," says that an intolerant work environment can lead to unhappy employees, and there have been rare cases in which depression has been linked to it. The issue is that once you fall into that trap, it can be extremely difficult to escape.


"Feeling depressed about your job can set you up for a self-perpetuating cycle by impairing your thinking and behaviour," she explains. "The more negative thoughts and unproductive behaviour you encounter, the worse you will feel."


Here are 11 indicators that your job is wreaking havoc on your life.


1. You can't seem to get your mind off your job.

It's the first thought that comes to mind when you awaken.

Weeknights and weekends should be spent clearing your mind and unwinding.


Therefore, if you return home and can't stop replaying a failed meeting in your head or thinking about all the reasons you don't want to wake up for work tomorrow, Morin says, this can seriously impair the quality of your home life.


Indeed, ruminating has been linked to depression, and Morin asserts that it can prevent some people from savouring the brief time they have away from an unhealthy work environment.




2. You frequently express dissatisfaction with your job.

It may increase your likelihood of experiencing distress. 

If you're truly unhappy and dissatisfied with your job, you may find yourself spending considerable time and energy explaining to friends, family, and anyone else who will listen how awful your job is at the moment.


While this release may feel good in the moment, Morin believes it is unhealthy because it "depletes mental strength." This can increase your risk of experiencing distress.


3. Social gatherings with coworkers become draining rather than enjoyable.

Social gatherings should remain enjoyable. 

Everyone requires "me" time, but you should also enjoy social interactions.


If your job is sucking the life out of you, Morin explained, you may begin to decline social opportunities because conversing with other people sounds exhausting.


It can be as simple as eating lunch at your desk rather than in the break room or leaving work early to avoid happy hour.


4. Your negative attitudes toward work are exaggerated

Your internal monologue has the potential to drag you down. 

When you have a pessimistic view of your office, Morin explained, you may begin to have excessively negative thoughts about work, such as "I'll never get a promotion" or "I'm constantly reprimanded."


Your internal monologue may drag you even lower.



5. You eliminate all positive aspects of your job.

You'll notice that the glass is half full. 

When you are depressed, you have a tendency to see the glass as half empty.


Even if nine positive events occur at work in a single day,you will likely focus on the one negative event. When one is depressed,it's easy to overlook anything positive"



6. You're having some physical health problems.

Depression can manifest physically.

Depression has a detrimental effect on more than just your mental health.


For some people, depression manifests physically as stomach pain, headaches, and other complaints. Additionally, your immune system may be compromised, making you more prone to colds and other illnesses.



7. You're never in the mood to get out of bed in the morning

This means you'll be closer to your place of employment.

If your job is making you miserable, you will resist getting out of bed because that will bring you one step closer to work.


8. You're easily irritated

You may become enraged over trivial matters.

It was found  that if your job is making you miserable or sad, your patience may be wearing thin.


You may find yourself snapping at coworkers for something as simple as their phone going off or for asking a simple question such as "Do you know when the report will be ready?"



9. You call in sick — solely to remain at home

You're attempting to evade work.

If your job is the source of your other mental and physical problems, it's natural to want to avoid it at all costs.


10. You've lost interest in your work performance.

This could result in your negative work predictions coming true. Thousands of Hours/Getty Images

Increased procrastination, apathy, and sloppy work are all indicators that you've lost interest in your work,

This, in turn, could very well result in your negative work predictions coming true, she cautions. If your work is substandard, you risk being demoted or even fired.


11. You're afflicted with the Sunday-night blues

It exhausts you mentally at the end of the weekend.

Sunday is rarely a day of relaxation if your job makes you miserable.


Rather than that, It was  noted that a sense of foreboding may set in Sunday afternoon (or sooner as Monday morning approaches. You may be anxious, overwhelmed, or downright depressed about the upcoming workweek.


These anxious feelings result in a mentally draining end to your weekend, leaving you unprepared for the work week ahead, she explained.

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