TL;DR: I was miserable in my job which overflowed to my life for years. My mental health was declining &amp; I just got a new job offer and finally feel the best I’ve felt in YEARS. 

For those who work a shitty job, know you will get out. You are deserving of happiness and nobody can rob you of that. I was at my current job for years It’s been a roller coaster. My depression and anxiety kicked in about 3 years ago and the last year, it’s been the worst it’s been. I’ve been gaslighted by my boss every day, treated like crap from people in the company and worked like 60+ hours for week. I was throwing up before I had to go to work, from the fear of what the day will bring. I felt I wasn’t smart enough, qualified enough or too young (I’m 30 BTW and this has been said about me by multiple corporate middle-aged men) to succeed at another job. Not everything was horrible with this job, but the past year has been horrific. 

It was like universe know I needed to get out. After months of rejection emails from jobs I applied to, this new job happened within a week of applying to a interview to land the job. 

When I told my boss, it did not go well. They let me know that a new job will not take away my unhappiness in life (they were also my close friend so knew a lot about me too). But I can tell you, in the 3 days of knowing I got this new job, my mental health has improved. I was social this entire weekend, and was no longer sleeping/hiding in my apt. And I’ve just been so fucking happy. Oh, and I also got rid of that friend (boss) of mine. She wasn’t a true friend. 

I know I have some work to do on my confidence and anxiety issues, but I’ve made progress in these couple of days and finally making my path towards happiness.