So stressed

[Disorganisedmess2023]

Work is crazy at the moment. So much responsibility and so many challenging conversations. So many things I don't know the answer to and no support. How do I get through the weekend and regain some calm as I'm like a coiled spring. I'm checking emails every 5 minutes and I just can't stop myself in case I miss another question or issue. I need to decompress but can't. I don't want to go on the sick but I need a temporary solution while I job hunt. Ideas will be more than welcome. Please don't just say don't check messages out of hours as I stress even more.

Just me then

I'm afraid the only answer is to have boundaries - have a point at which you stop checking. It doesn't have to be the moment you officially finish, but a reasonable time - say, no more than an hour after your finish - after which your phone and laptop get turned off.

You don't say what you do, but I am guessing if you are not officially 'on call' no one is going to die if an email has to wait till Monday or the following morning in the week.

Boundaries are the only way to keep your sanity.

No it's definitely not life and death stuff but I'm constantly afraid of messing up or people not getting good service if I don't reply quickly.