when I hurt.. and dont feel good I get in a bad place..in my mind…I was afraid to say I cant do this it hurts… to a boss. so keep going and going letting the pain get worse and worse..till I was crying .. using pressure wraps on my wrists and hands today. put heat on them last night.. took meds today still hurt.. have a fever.. when I hurt I get lost in the darkness… cant decide if I am still at this job as I am choosing what I dont want ..or because I am afraid to choice as a different choice might be worse.. I am afraid of not having a job.. or that I believe I disserve to hurt.. next week they are going to start 10 hour days no days off..it feels bleak…..I have wasted this day hurting and being sad..so I guess I have chosen to be sad, to hurt,,,,to be wrong…when I hurt I can hear the void calling ..
Maybe teaching assistant in an elementary school for math and art classes, that would be pretty much ideal for her IMO. She'd even have a teacher's union to intervene if management gets mean.
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My mother had schizophrenia, I've had a small taste of what it's like to deal with someone who compels you to make decisions based on irrational logic. She was never intentionally abusive like that though, I'm sorry you had to go through that for so long. Your abuser was trying to psychologically manipulate you into feeling responsible for the abuse, it was not your fault at all. I hope you can re-learn to choose what you think is best for you. I'm very sad that your boss is making you do unsafe work and that you're in a lot of pain because of it. 10 hour workdays with no days off is a terrible way to run a business, it's abusive to the employees. I will support your choice whether you decide to stay or leave. It is a little bit easier to get a job if you're currently employed, so you might not want to quit until you get a better job elsewhere, but if you need to get out of that abusive environment quickly for the sake of your physical or mental health, I support your decision.
Nowhereman10 at 10:10PM, June 2, 2018
This would be the time now for folks to step forward with helping find Riley a new job, perhaps in something math-related, like accounting or banking.
felonimayhem at 7:34AM, June 3, 2018
Maybe teaching assistant in an elementary school for math and art classes, that would be pretty much ideal for her IMO. She'd even have a teacher's union to intervene if management gets mean.
Nowhereman10 at 10:07PM, June 2, 2018
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felonimayhem at 9:12PM, June 2, 2018
My mother had schizophrenia, I've had a small taste of what it's like to deal with someone who compels you to make decisions based on irrational logic. She was never intentionally abusive like that though, I'm sorry you had to go through that for so long. Your abuser was trying to psychologically manipulate you into feeling responsible for the abuse, it was not your fault at all. I hope you can re-learn to choose what you think is best for you. I'm very sad that your boss is making you do unsafe work and that you're in a lot of pain because of it. 10 hour workdays with no days off is a terrible way to run a business, it's abusive to the employees. I will support your choice whether you decide to stay or leave. It is a little bit easier to get a job if you're currently employed, so you might not want to quit until you get a better job elsewhere, but if you need to get out of that abusive environment quickly for the sake of your physical or mental health, I support your decision.