This has been a life-long issue, on and off, rears its ugly head from time to time and all gets a bit much. I never take time off for stress, but I do have the flexibility to disappear behind a locked door or work from home when things get tough ... and I am very grateful for that, although I have one or two really nice colleagues who get worried when I do that!
Over the last few months things have got pretty bad though, all colleague-related. All the gossip, cliques and ego-bashing that goes on has just completely worn me out. I know it's nothing personal, as the people in question are known for it, and it's likely to be me being over-sensitive to it all, but I just cannot let it go. It builds up over time, I say nothing (I'm not really in a position to challenge them and I can't deal with workplace conflict), and in the end I overload. Taking a step back, I know it's just what happens in most workplaces, from a personal perspective, it is utterly exhausting and draining.
That's pretty much where I am now. I can work 50-60 hour weeks with no issues in terms of work pressure, but on-going relatively low-level colleague stress can get to me pretty easily however long or short my week is. I have struggled with anxiety-related issues all my life, so I do at least tend to know when things are going wrong ... intesrests become obsessions, can't sleep, can't get people incidents out of my mind. I have a good GP who who knows I struggle with anxiety on and off and who is happy for me to go back on ADs for a bit without an interrogation ... they've worked before (I started to dislike the 'couldn't care less attitude' they seemed to produce - I'd love that feeling right now).
Just wondering if anyone who knows this situation/feeling has any advice to offer?