Having working two jobs seven days a week for several months I was forced to quit my main job that I did during the week.

Having working two jobs seven days a week for several months I was forced to quit my main job that I did during the week. I had started having mental breakdowns on the way home from work and panic attacks in the bathroom. I worked at a busy doctors office that was very short staffed and I felt like I was always overwhelmed with checking people in, checking insurances, the phone was ringing off the hook, people could be nasty and demanding and I sometimes had to go chase the busy doctors down. It was overwhelming and as a single mom I found myself coming home to a moody teenager and I often lost it on my poor kid who as it turns out was being bullied in school. So I had to end up cyber schooling him which is a challenge as he has ADHD. On my 40th birthday I made the decision that since I had money saved I needed to make a change. So last Friday was my last day at the doctors office and now I just have my weekend job of caring for my mom. I also have the job of making sure my son is attending his online classes and he loves having me home as I never got to see much of him while I was working. The problem is I don't know what to do with myself. I have been working practically non-stop since I was 15 years old. The only time I took a brief break was after my son was born. Now I find myself freaking out. As a journalist who once did it full time years ago and who still writes for a few sites now I have been trying to find a remote freelance writing job but I keep getting rejected. Does anyone have any advice on how to move on when you make such a big decision? Please no tearing me down. I need some uplifting advice.

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  1. Tracie Palmer

    Well, first off ~ congratulations on making your mental health and well-being a priority. That is the best thing you could ever do for your son. But somewhere inside yourself, you already knew that.

    When I had my daughter I began to write freelance so I could be home with her. Scary, edge-of-cliff feeling yes, but hey ~ I jumped.

    So I feel okay saying that if it were me, I would be dreaming big right now. You have the opportunity right now, in this moment, to do or be or learn ANYTHING you can imagine. What have you always wanted to do that you haven't tried yet?

    Think big, and go for it! What a great thing for your son to watch and be part of!

    I mean what is the worst thing that could happen? You have panic attacks?

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