Giving up work due to anxiety...

[harrow92]

I currently work within a school, however my anxiety is crippling, I don't sleep properly, I feel sick every morning, spend all weekend anxious for the start of another week and then continuously clock watch and count down the days until the weekend again ... I feel inadequate and just unable.
My question is, has anyone ever given up work because of social anxiety? And if so ... how did you manage?
I'm married and we have a mortgage... I just feel I cannot continue living my life like this. But we need to have some income coming in. I'm really struggling, and I don't think it'll get better even with a little time off - as it's been the save for the last 2+ years with no signs of improvement despite medication and therapy. I just can't handle it.

What kind of medication have you tried. I have found a combination of meds is very helpful. I never found SSRIs very useful for super high stress situations/panic attacks - but together with propranolol, I manage a LOT better. Don't give up yet.

Anxiety generally gets worse without the routine of work though.

I've started getting up early and doing 30 mins exercise before work and have found it transformative for anxiety. Worth a shot?

Would you be at home and worrying about something else instead, though?

I've got a relative with this kind of anxiety, their avoidance of any triggers has made their world really small and it hasn't stopped the anxiety at all - it just transfers to another topic.

I hope you can find something that helps OP, it is really hard.