Why you are so overwhelmed in your new job or role.

[walpoleandworcester]

The worst part having that feeling in your stomach that you’re not good enough and you end up making more careless mistakes too.

[LalaLarrieux]

This is me. I started a new job today, and I started to question my decision to change careers. I was thinking of not coming back, that's how overwhelmed I feel. I think I'm extremely hard on myself, and expect that I should automatically know the job, or I feel like the people I work for feel that I should know it already. I'm used to "knowing" what to do and how to do it, I hate making mistakes and I will beat myself up about it for days.

[ShyyRonniee]

The hardest part has to be the unfamiliar people and having to make friends that can help you out without feeling judged. As a suuuuper introvert / perfectionist this makes it 100x worse

[PLP]

Great video. I’m one week in at my new job. The first few days were horrible. I was so stressed, anxious about the next day, and felt so incompetent. Everything is a new process and there is still so much to learn. I can almost hear my boss getting frustrated as she’s training me on simple things. It’s not that I don’t know; it’s just that I am so overwhelmed that I can’t think straight.

[investedtina]

Fresh out of college & officially at a full time job. I feel like I am dying with anxiety & come home super depressed/ super drained. Can’t even sleep fully...the stress is on going. I am usually fairly social & I am so tense & quiet at my job. People dont even know me well yet. Dont feel like I am behaving like myself... & im not even hungry anymore. This full shift of change is overwhelming since I also have person things in my life going on along with the job😭😭😭🤦‍♀️.

[NickolasFuentes]

The comments in this chat! Praying for everyone with anxiety for starting a higher role and feeling overwhelmed. God will give us the strength to overcome! 🙌🏻

[nv]

Exactly my situation. I joined this new job and after 2-3 days, the only thing I could think in my mind was - "This profile is not for me. I dont have the required aptitude to work for this company." I actually had sleepless nights for the first week. I used to wakeup 3-4 times in night.

Solution- Just stick there. Realise that new things take time. We cannot eat the elephant in one day. Recall your bicycle learning days. You might be riding motorbikes with clutch and gears today. Imagine if someone would have told you in your childhood that you have to drive complex motorbikes. For this you have to learn bicycle today. I am pretty much sure you would have ran away leaving that bicycle there only. The thing is good things take time. Stick there. Start from the basics. DONT JUST LISTEN. WRITE EVERYTHING IN A NOTEBOOK. See what you have written after coming home. Slowly and steadily, once agaib you will be the master or your work. Stick there.

[fitri]

Just started a new job a month ago. Feeling like this every single day. Some days the anxiety gets so bad I just wanna throw up. I don’t wanna quit though because I know how amazing this opportunity is but I wonder if I’ll be able to survive this. I know it’s all in my head and that God gave me this job because He knows I’m capable. But for some reason it’s just so difficult to shake off the anxiety. I hope to come back to this comment a year from now and update that things are going better.

[charfitz]

This is me RIGHT NOW!!!!
Promotion job and I’m struggling, but after listening to this video this morning before work I had the BEST day ever! I CAN DO THIS JOB!
GOD GAVE IT TO ME SO I KNOW HE’LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH ME WHEN THE ENEMY STRIKES!
I’m NOT BOWING DOWN TO THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME NO MORE EVER! If GOD GIVES IT TO YOU, he WILL PULL YOU FAITH BE YOUR SHIELD!

[zoeng]

First week at my new job after staying at my previous job for about 3 years. It feels so overwhelming. I always feel like I need to know more than I do. I can’t help but be extremely hard on myself. I really miss the calmness and familiarity at my previous job. But this is a choice I’ve made.

[neiljohnson]

"Let everything happen to you, beauty and terror. Just keep going, no feeling is final".

[gzmxndp]

I know it but my head does not accept it.

[Emily-usgq]

literally all my thoughts, they have the shittest "training" and i have no idea what im doing because they cant even be bothered to train me properly.

[kimiyarahmani]

This was exactly me... And honestly I'm just crying thinking will I ever be normal and ok...?

[TheAlternatives]

I am going through this myself, just finishing my first week for a job I was very excited for when I applied, and my god it has been rough. I feel so insecure and overwhelmed, yet the job isn’t even that bad and I have good colleagues. I can’t stop questioning myself, my abilities, and it’s affected my sleep at night, my life outside of work, and I’m trying to not give up. I look forward to checking on this comment some time in the future because I don’t want to give up, just a very tempting thought to go back to my old job where I was comfortable.

[bigmacs]

Recently got a new job in an office. It’s overwhelming. I feel dumb. I’ve learned many things in the span of one month but I’m not fast enough. The person training me accuses me for mistakes that I did not make myself. She micromanages me and it makes me second guess myself on every little thing even if the answer is right in my face. One day she wasn’t in the office and I felt so relaxed and actually got my work done. She’s very picky even on how you staple paper together. As long as the papers information is correct and is neatly organized I don’t think the boss cares if you staple diagonally or straight. Its been a month and I’m starting to wonder if I want to stay. I want to, but I dread getting up in the morning just to be nagged at work and feel anxious for 8 hours.

[vrintige]

This month marks 2 years at my job. And I am STILL dealing with this. Everyday I have multiple moments that I feel so lost. And I find myself realizing I should know these by now. I’ve already self-sabotaged my competency and confidence, and it feels daunting to try and turn it around from here.

[janemargaretmceachin]

THIS IS ME!! I'm 6 months into my job, and I constantly feel like not good enough, regardless of how hard i try

[chrismacheras]

Ok this is me. 110% me...ugh so happy I found this...

[SuperMariposa]

I feel this way right now ☹️ yet I desire success. I feel overwhelmed, and incompetent. You are literally saying what I’m feeling. 😭