Is Anyone Else Crying In Their Car Today?

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First day back to work as normal, I worked last week but it was shorter hours and everyone was still in a good mood from Christmas. Today I got up and didn't want to go back to work and leave my family. I don't know if I've got January Blues or if this is my sign that I need a new job but I cried the whole drive to work, must have looked like a mad woman to the next to me when I was sat in traffic. Anyone else having a depressed morning? Any tips to get me through the day without going home with a headache to go join my kids to watch rainy day films?

I did this a few months ago and so far it’s working really well and I’m much happier. But it was a huge leap and felt very counterintuitive to take a job on less money so I understand your hesitation!

I think if you're feeling like that it's worth updating your CV and start to look for new jobs. You don't have to accept a new job if it's offered if you realise that you'd rather stay where you are.

I worked all over Christmas and New year, yep it wasn't the best, but if l had been crying on the way to work l would definaltly be changing jobs, surely that's not a normal reaction to going to work?

How do you feel.at other points of the year? If, mostly, you enjoy your work, I'd think this is just post-holiday blues

But, if crying on the way to work is normal for you, then I'd suggest looking for a new job

New job time! I had a job once where I used to walk from the train station to the office and once I just kept walking because I couldn’t face entering the building. Got a new less well paying job, was much happier.

Hope the day went okay in the end.

I feel you OP.

I have a job I mainly like that pays well but today I felt so much dread. Somehow I am on a corporate hamster wheel when I should be barefoot on a beach rescuing animals and reading books.

I only had 10 days off but it felt like years and was amazing.

DD was also back to school today so it was a big wrench having to be apart from her, I adore spending time with her.

I comfort myself by booking more time off and nice holidays ❤️🤪

I’d rather have January than November tbh and I HATE winter! But at least we are now past the shortest day and the days will start to pull out again! People saying there’s nothing to look forward to - what about spring ?!

Well I survived. With only one trip to the storage cupboard for another cry about mid afternoon. Thanks to you all, I've been reading posts through the day. I'm glad I'm not alone.

To answer a few questions, I do need a new job and it is on my mind a lot. I think today was probably mostly January Blues but mixed with dreading going back to work properly too. I drove home at the end of the day singing to some music and getting road rage so I'm feeling a lot better.

I missed my first day back at work after being off over Christmas by dint of having spent all night in A&E. Wouldn't recommend, I was knackered. Nothing wrong, apart from what I already knew was wrong with me, and it makes me cross that the annoying woman I spoke to on 111 insisted I go, and said I wasn't allowed to walk or get the bus. I walked home at roughly 5am when I was allowed out! It's not very far at all from the hospital to my flat. I could see the moon and hear birds singing. I felt very rebellious, although I was on the phone to my mum. I've got a day off tomorrow then I'm in on Thursday!

💐 I hope you find a new job this year, it sucks. I hate my job, but I'm stuck until I decide what I'm going to do about my pregnancy, and if I do go through with it I'll need the maternity leave.

I knew I was dreading it, but it actually hit me harder than I expected. I always say that I don't want to go off sick with stress, because if it's that bad I should just leave.

But even knowing that I've applied to transfer to another team (to a post that has been notoriously difficult to recruit to, so it's terribly unlikely that they would refuse) I'm struggling to stick it out.

My blood pressure this evening was 185/140 and I know it's down to stress. If I can't get it down, I'll be off work anyway

Yep, first day back. Fucking awful. Same for the one child who went to school today and the other grumpy one on inset day.

All crap. Shame after a nice Xmas

No, your immune system is shot. You need to boost it with healthy eating, exercise and sleep. And supplements like Vitamin D and C

"People saying there’s nothing to look forward to - what about spring ?!"

Spring is months away!

We look forward to longer days, but we won't really notice them until late January. Then 1 March comes and we think it's still spring, but it could still be cold into April!

I'm remembering how cold and wet last year's spring was and worried about that happening again. It was like having a 5 month winter

That said I'm really surprised by how the January blues have hit me this time. I'm not that unhappy generally and we've got some things to look forward to in the near future.

Whilst I look forward to spring, it's hard to deny that the winter has only just started and we still have a couple of months or more until the weather cheers up substantially.

It's this time of year I am grateful my birthday is at the end of Jan.

I always book a day or two off work for it and it makes going back to work in the NY a bit easier - only 3 weeks and I'll have a long birthday weekend.

Even without the excuse of a birthday, maybe worth considering OP? Give you something to aim for that makes going back a bit easier?