A while ago after a very extensive period of severe stress both at home & at home, I properly burned out and my mental health was at rock bottom. Left my job and took some time out before picking things up again when I was in a much better place & had left the panic attacks & depression in the past.
Lately, I've found myself in a job which has a toxic organisation- sorry I know that word is overused but things are poorly organised, there's unsupportive leadership, a couple of difficult colleagues - fair amount of bitchiness & backstabbing. Put it this way, I wouldn't have taken the job if I'd known in advance what the culture was like.
So I'm looking for a new job etc but in the meantime, I've been unsettled by how much the behaviour of colleagues is affecting me. Anxiety has suddenly reappeared, I dread going in, can't wait til the day ends, dread emails, starting to affect my concentration..I know I won't be the only one who's encountered this and I know my reaction isn't unreasonable. But I also think my nervous system is maybe a bit primed to be sensitive to it all now...
Has anyone been through similar burnout and found that they were less resilient to workplace stresses afterwards? If so, did it continue to get better or have you found that you're always more vulnerable to the crap that can go on?