How I knew it was time to quit my job to focus mental health. 

I was pressured to become a lawyer by my parents, but it’s not my choice, and I don’t want to be a lawyer. So grateful to come across your RU-vid.

Sometimes it's not the job itself. Sometimes it's the people you work with and company policies.

I quit. I don't care if I spent +10 years going to good school, building my career. I don't care of social stigma of letting go of job. I matter first. I respect your decision. World needs more honest and authentic ppl like you.

My spirit is so broken from my job I had to leave due to severe anxiety, I feel like I can’t even interview right now. I hope I can again soon

I’ve come to accept that I cannot work somewhere long term. Like those people who are like “I’ve been working here for 23 years” … That will never be me. I have chronic depression and a job easily triggers my mental health issues to get worse. A bad job means I will go from having no anxiety symptoms to having severe anxiety that lingers even after I had quit and got therapy. Update: I did k3tamin3 assisted talk therapy for the anxiety. Also IV k3t for depression. It worked. Now I work remote in IT. I get paid more and less stress. Thank god!

Your health is more important than money. Its your wealth at the end of the day.

I put in my notice last week. It was one of the scariest things I’ve done as my work ethic has always been strong since I was a teen. It’s been affecting my mental health for a while and I tried to power through and hoped things would get better as I looked for work but then it escalated to physical issues. So I resigned. Everything you felt in this video was what I was going through. Funny thing is within 24 hours of my notice they found 3 people to divide my workload between. I had been telling them it was too much for months and was ignored. My takeaway is “Choose you.” These jobs really dgaf and will use you up as long as you let them.

I’ve watched probably 5-7 quitting my job videos in the last month and this one hit home the most. My job is physically and mentally demanding, and day after day after day my job takes about .2% more than I can gain back “recharging” after work or on the weekends. I feel the end is near. Thank you for making this video

I've had three mental breakdowns now. The third only being the other week. Today I quit my job and I had too. For once I realised my health is more important than any job. Now I need to start looking after myself. Stop eating rubbish. Start going to bed at a reasonable time. I come first from now on. Yes its going to be hard but my life matters.

I'm quitting my job next week, back up plan. I am priveleged that I do have a decent sum of cash behind me and my daily expenses are low. I'm ready to fight for my mental health and be happy finally.

I was sitting at my dest at work yesterday crying, I can't take the bulying from my boss anymore. I came across ur video. Thank you😢

Need to hear this. My ‘dream’ career feels more like a nightmare

Barely existing. Pandemic was THE BEST time in my career. Crying on way to work.

Man, when you asked "Is your path sustainable?" I felt like I got hit by a truck. No, it definitely isn't. I got sick often because of my job. The only thing that is good is the salary, but with this amount of stress, I would probably die early anyway

Base on what you described, I must have been depressed for a decade. I have lost all interest in life. I have reached all my life goals at age 30. There was no motivation to strive anymore except for my kids. Through years of career struggling, I have lost my interests and hobbies. I now don't find anything happy other than seeing my kids happy. I knew from a decade ago, my job will destroy me. I don't think I can quit until my kids are older. My work is getting more demanding(Tech) and unforgiving. I am not sure how long I can manage but I have to suck it up. That's my mentality for the past 10 years.

Yep, I just put in my two weeks notice and I am transitioning into a less stressful job. Everything you talked about is what I went through but I'm very fortunate I can take a pay cut for a little bit.

Yea, I'm gone. I really need to focus on my health and just take a long mental break. I needed this video. I'll live off savings, stock dividends n do some gig work sometime. I just can't do the job any longer, I owe myself much more out of life.

I am about to quit my job as a result of a very serious burnout. First for me. No back up plan so very scary but I am doing this for my health and know that a change is needed and something good will come out of it. That voice you mentioned has been screaming for many months now for me. Your video is very clear, to the point and helpful! Thank you

I quite my accounting job today. It took more than 10 hours of my time per day. 8 hours working + 1 hour lunch (but you are at the building) + 1 hour round trip commuting at least + getting ready and all that. Oh boy for how much? $60k and no benefit? they put my on salary but I was expected to work 40 hours a week. They would not allow me to even work 1 freaking day from home. 60% of the time at work I had nothing to do and drove me crazy. Today I after I quite I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulder. People please you are #1 and will always be #1. The CEO and people at your job don't give a *** about you. At the end of the day you are just a number on their balance sheet. Please if your job is toxic and draining you please quite and get a job that you can find comfort. Please do not just go for the money. Your mental health is way more important than any money. I hope everybody to be happy.

Julian, I tried to push through my first episode of depression, burnout, and thoughts of self harm for about 5 months. I did it for monetary reasons and because I wanted to help my company. I just now realized that my company doesn’t care about my mental health. I applied, and was approved, for medical leave by the state of Washington. I am now on leave since last week and receiving 90% of my salary. I appreciate you pointing out the importance of mental health. I wouldn’t have considered that an option. I’m feeling hopeful now that I’m in a position to focus on my mental health. Doctor, Psychiatrist, and counseling are helping. And I’m grateful that I do not have to worry about money at the same time. I hope others have the same opportunity. Thanks Julian!

My one recommendation is that when you do quit, don’t give your boss a two week notice. They won’t give you a two weeks notice when they fire you or lay you off, so don’t extend that courtesy to them. Just up and leave, cuz when they fire you or lay you off you have to leave immediately or be escort out by security or the cops

Halfway through this video, i texted my boss that I was quitting effective immediately. I was experiencing quiet firing and it was time to move on. I knew they would not fire me outright. Things got harder at home also. My health was suffering. Mental health runs the whole (proverbial) show. I'm glad you are being honest about yourself to your support system and to yourself and sharing with us. Thank you.

Most people can't afford to quit but they can usually downsize.........think of the relief❤

Pretty much a perfect description of how I’m feeling in my job. So ready to quit but trying to find another job first

I can literally resonate with everything youve said, i have been quietly quitting for the last few months due to a toxic work environment, dreading mondays and not seeing a future. After 13 years I quit my job today it was bitter sweet but overall i know its the right decision for self preservation, thanks i really needed to watch your video today to reaffirm my situation, thanks man

I left my 10 year career earlier this month. It was 3 years prior that i made the decision because i was already mentally unhealthy. It was a high stress job and I knew I would eventually leave no matter how many therapists I saw or how many different ways they approached resolving or relieving my mental health and stress. When I finally left, I felt this burden off my shoulders, it was 10 years of my life being stressed. No matter how many resources my employer offered, was it worth staying for stress year around? Nope, I was out. Now I'm looking into a career change while relaxing at the same time too. Make major shift and changes in your life, stress is not worth it.

People work because they have to survive regardless of how they feel

Mental health is more important than your Job.. it took me a year to come to this conclusion and am not going to explain everything you've said it all coz that's exactly my story, like you just spoke my entire story 🙌🏼

My toxic AF boss locked me out of the computers and told me i would need to do all of my work by hand because she somehow found out i was job searching, literally only for week lol, i was waiting for responses to put in my two weeks. When i got to work and found this out, i gave her 1 hour to get another coworker in the office and i was leaving. Left 30 min later. This was yesterday

Wow 220 comments and we all have similar stories… how truly sad…. Good workers being crushed… 😭😔😔….

I am in IT and Im going through the same pattern that you had, but not marijuana, just alcohol. I'm so miserable now, mentally stressed, can't sleep, full of anxiety and dreading work. I wish I could quit, but I have bills to pay. Your advise hit home. I've been thinking of quitting since several months ago, it's not just an instant decision, it's been building for so long. Now Im planning and waiting for around 3 months before doing this. Your advise made so much sense compared to the other quitting videos I've seen this week. Thank you.

Quit today, good to hear I’m not alone. Thank you for being vulnerable

This video spoke to my SOUL. I’m taking a year sabbatical from my career (nursing) and I plan to work on myself. Physically, mentally, & emotionally. Thank you for understanding 🥹

Shout out to all the people with 1k or less in their bank account watching this like quitting is an option.

I've been in multiple toxic work place situations in my career which has been soul sucking experiences, this is what I felt through my experience: 1. Inexperienced leadership ruins everything, company which gives leadership roles by only seeing Tier 1 college names. 2. Micromanagement is the ultimate reason to be called as toxic work place. 3. Never work in any place just for money, they don't own you. They pay you for your time, that doesn't mean you should be working 24*7. 4. Your physical and mental wellbeing should be the top priority, protect them at all cost. The moment you feel it's taking a hit, you should realize work place is toxic. 5. Work in a place which let's your creativity thrive, not the one which diminishes it.

Thank you for this ❤️ I just turned down my dream job. I have been working in a similar company that operates the same way, but my anxiety, loneliness and depression has never been higher. I hit the wall of burnout in May and was sent on sick leave. Have not been the same since. I could not see it working for me mentally in my “dream” job. The process of letting go is sooo hard and I keep doubting my choice. I have taken a slower paced job in my hometown and my next aim is to build myself up again (therapy and exercise), relax, find what I enjoy again.

Is it sustainable is absolutely what I needed to hear today.

I finally got a good paying job for the first time in my life at age 39. Within that year my parents had passed (my dad of a heart attack, my mom slowly died of ovarian cancer) and my girlfriend got thyroid cancer at the same time my mom found out about her's. After I lost my mom I became insanely depressed and once my girlfriend completed her radiation therapy she kicked me out. I became super depressed, started over eating, quit associating with people, and just didn't care at all about making money. I eventually quit my job to focus on myself and started to get better, however, since I quit that job in the same year it's been a HUGE mark on my resume and I can't seem to get any job offers higher than 16 an hour. They won't take me back and nobody will hire me and I feel myself slipping right back into depression and it's a huge fight.

I woke up this morning, sobbed while brushing my teeth, sobbed to a coworker on the phone, sobbed to HR, sobbed to my boss, and sobbed the rest of the day. I am taking a mental health leave effective asap and measuring out an escape route all along the way. I am not built for this and I will not force myself in spaces I do not belong.

Thank you for this video. I am quitting my job today. Like yourself, I am privileged to have financial resources behind me to provide some support. It has been 1.5 years of me mulling over this situation, bouncing from project to project, job to job - making excuses externally about why things weren't working out. I don't have a clear path or clear back-up plan in front of me. I never had the energy or passion to even consider an alternate path or "side-hustle". The feeling of uncertainty is terrifying but is something I must face.

I want to be but at the same time I wouldn't be able to pay for my college classes but working 7 12 hours days is taking it toll on me.

Your message resonates with me so much. I am stuck in a call center job selling insurance. The company is great and so are my supervisor and coworkers. It's the actual work that I hate. I can't stand dealing with angry people all day. The benefits are really good and they have a wonderful EAP. I've applied for different positions within the company, but the competition is fierce, and I don't have as much seniority as others. I've also just been diagnosed with ADHD, which has thrown me for a loop, and also explains some of my aversion to my job. But I am completely stuck because I don't have a savings to fall back on and I live paycheck to paycheck. Trying to ramp up my writing career again so that I can do it full-time again. Anywho, thanks for this video. You have great advice.

You said everything I would have said..I'm so glad I'm not alone

Thank you for your video! No one ever points out mental health. I have worked at my job for six years, straight through the pandemic until now. With only two vacation times out of those years it's still a headache to get time off approved. Even with my problems with my child and my brother passing away. My Boss still expected me to come into work. I was furious. Now it's been five months later, I am exhausted, overworked, and stressed out more and more often. I have finally decided to change my career path all together, less pay but a much more healthier mentality and somewhere people actually appreciate the work I do. Thanks again! I hit that SUBSCRIBE FOR YOU ❤️

Unfortunately I am in a position where I can’t quit. I have so many responsibilities and a family to provide for now. But recently I’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. I am on medication and the source or the stress I believe 100% comes from my job. It’s good paying. Hours and benefits are really good but it has sucked the life out of me. I just don’t knows what to do

HI Julian, thanks for your video, I was in a pediatrics residency during the COVID pandemic (2019-2022) and I reached a point of burn out in the end where my body instinctively was repulsive and would move away every time it saw a computer. It was just alot of burn out and loneliness, isolation, I didn't finish and got really sick actually and had to quit. I am so happy now that I have my peace and happiness and I am with my family and healthy now.

Man oh man. I could have easily replaced you with me and the stories would be identical, it actually brought me to tears. I've been feeling so alone, all because I've allowed a job and its ways to break what I thought was an impenetrable wall and mind set. Thank you, thank you. I needed to hear this.

I've been on the fence of quitting my job for months now & this really hit the nail for me. Especially on the part where you said that you have tried doing things for your mental health (see therapist, setting boundaries) - after all these things, it really came to the conclusion that it really was the job all along that was causing the mental health problems. Thank you for laying out your thought process. It really has helped me!

I quit my corporate job after nearly a year dreading waking up everyday. I was diagnosed with severe depression and severe anxiety. Quitting that job was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Thank you so much for reducing the stigma. We are people not robots! You’re clearly incredibly self-aware. All the best wishes to you.

❤ This video is so timely! As a cancer survivor, prioritizing my mental health is so important while trying to hold down a full-time (boring) job.

I was watching this video 2 months back when I was still considering it, as on date today, I already quit 2 weeks back , that too my dream job. Everything that’s been said in this video is so true and I have gone through all these stages.

Thank you for sharing! I'm in the process of leaving my current job for another. I realized early in my current role that my mental health started suffering, started suffering from burnout. I have lost the enthusiasm of looking forward to the next opportunity. I thought of taking leave of absence or taking a career break altogether to get my head straight. One downside to this is I am a foreign national on a work visa and if I were to quit my job, I would have to leave the country or things with immigration would get really messy. Hopefully, changing my job, industry, and environment will help turn things around for me. One day at a time.

Thank you for sharing, Julian. I have in recent times come to prioritize my mental health, especially in the working environment because that is where I spend a lot of hours in a day. I will choose a healthy working environment or work culture over salary any day. I am about to start mental health advocacy because I feel not much attention is given to it in my community. Thank you once again for sharing.

Thank you very much for this video. I have been been stuck in my Job for 8 years and it has truly become unbearable for me to go through another day. I check all the boxes that you mentioned in your video basically. I even stay up late every night because I don't want to sleep and start the new Business day. Sunday afternoons are the worst where all the worries about work start seeping into my head. I have become "Mentally Allergic" to the notification sounds of Skype, Teams, Zoom, etc; I hate that amber hue behind the Outlook Icon ushering in a new Email or a meeting reminder... Maybe it is time for me to take that leap of faith, luckily I have been working on a plan B for some time now. Thanks again wish you all the best.

Hearing your story has brought so much calm to me. I’ve been trying to quit my job since 3 years. I quit once and had such bad anxiety that I had to stay back. Every time I try to quit I’m reminded of the anxiety attack and don’t want to do it even though I’m absolutely miserable doing this job. Some one please help me. I do not want to be at this job forever.

Great video and I wholeheartedly relate to this. For years I have been blaming myself for how I feel, which is complete dissatisfaction with life and a lack of purpose and direction. I focused on exercise, cut down on drinking and stopped taking recreational drugs, lost about 4 stone (60 pounds), starting being more financially savvy making investments and saving money, and yet I still ended up suicidal and tried to take my own life. The only constant throughout this period of my life was (and is) the job that I hate with every fibre of my being, and only now have I realised I need to get out like my life depends on it because it does. No job is worth your life, and although I am relatively trapped by a wage bracket I need to earn in order to pay rent and bills, I am proactively looking for the right opportunity and applying for jobs so I can plan my escape in a constructive manner. Since I made that decision and committed to it, I feel like I have hope and I feel like I know what I need to do. I don't know where I'll be in 5 years, but I can damn well tell you where I won't be and that's a good enough start for now. Best of luck to anyone else going through similar struggles

Your video really resonates with me - this is exactly where I’m at. These are the same thoughts and questions I’ve had to process my situation. Love the video, man! It really helps!

Absolutely spot on! Thank you for bringing mental health treatment out of the dark. I send you much love. #reducethestigma

I feel seen, no one yells at me and I am not stressed out with the work. I just feel it's time for me to look into other avenues. My mental health feels like its def struggling for sure. I work alone with animals, and even though its very sweet I am feeling lonely. I am over the field and this is me weaning out of healthcare and maybe more into the arts. But this video surely feels very relatable

I quit my 10+ year old job because new management related to politicians came in and made my once dream job completely miserable. It had affected me on so many levels that I quit even in debt. Can’t stress this enough, ask for help. My family helped me get out of debt while I got a job with half the salary but now I’m feeling much, much better mentally.

I heard corporate attorney and immediately subscribed! I work alongside corporate attorney’s all day in the defense side of auto liability casualty cases. Love to hear so many others come out of this type of role!

Rising 2L here. Told myself I wasn’t going to do a summer internship. But I gave in to the pressure from everyone about how it would impact my credentials. Just started my summer internship last week. Should have listened to myself. I hate it and know I need to quit asap. I’ve been working part time throughout school so this is my second job. I just can’t do it and don’t understand this sick work or die mentality in the legal field. I had no idea this video was going to be related to the legal field but it came up when I searched “quitting a job you just started.” Great to hear it’s ok from a corporate lawyer. Appreciated your video, thank you.

Julian thks for so many specific ideas that are helpful when going through a job transition. I am also working on my physical and mental health by making protein fruit smoothies and oatmeal several mornings a week, using the Calm app for meditations, and looking for new opportunities that are a better match for me at this time. I want to work where I experience less anxiety, than in my current roles in real estate, which has been such a rollercoaster due to 10+ interest-rate hikes, extreme bidding wars and significant lack of inventory during the last several years.

Thank you, Julian. I really needed to hear this. I’m going through all this right now.

I want to quit and take a biggest risk of my life. I am mentally so tired, not getting enough salary, pressuring from the clients. It’s too much now

Thank you for this. I needed this💕So glad I found this video. Been struggling with the same issues and need to make a decision real soon.

this is exactly what i’m going through and feeling summarised into on video. thanks for making me feel less alone, this was an easy subscribe :)

I remember first coming across your mental health content on TT and am delighted you have a yt channel that extends into these topics further… A lot of the points you made in this video really resonated with me; I left my job earlier this year when I hit a rock bottom on my life and realized that I couldn’t continue on in my job anymore in order to literally preserve my own life. I never thought I would have the courage either but I did, you did and now both of us (plus a whole slew of people out there) have left unfulfilling roles in lieu of something new and I hope it’s been a good experience for everyone involved. It doesn’t come without my own personal challenges but I’m glad I took the plunge to try something new. Thanks for the videos! Hope you’re going well!

I know we are in separate fields, but after dedicating several years to the field of Cybersecurity engineering, I have recently taken the decision to step away from my role. Yesterday marked my last day in this capacity. The relentless demands of my job, the daily commute spanning an hour each way, and the regular disruptions to my sleep due to on-call responsibilities had taken a toll on my well-being. Consequently, I found it imperative to prioritize my mental and physical health. Thanks for sharing this video. I don't feel like quitting was a mistake anymore.

I hate my job so much but I can't afford to just quit

Loved this video, Julian. You’re so articulate explaining all of this! ❤ Mental health is not simple indeed, improving it won’t be lineal and there will be bumps along the road for sure.

I stayed in a hateful job way too long. So burnted out that it takes years to recover. I don't encourage walking away because some of your colleagues are rude, that's stupid. But if you are constantly under pressure, working long hours, not eating and sleeping as you should, then it is perhaps time to go away for a year and come back refreshed. Take care of yourselves and each other. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

I quit my banking job today. It took nearly 1 year to come to this conclusion. I tried therapy, I tried managing my schedule, but the workload did not stop. The work pressure combined with tight deadlines meant I had to stretch and working in the weekends, working till late night was so common in my team that everyone used to put their status as away and work. The first symptom was getting frequent migraines due to stress, then sleepless nights, then anxiety over work. I was diagnosed with moderate depression and was taking pills combined with regular therapy sessions but nothing seemed to work. That is until I accepted the fact that my toxic work environment and job was the root cause of all this. It took me 1 year to accept the fact. I was lucky that I had a decent amount of savings and minimum expenses. The moment I put down my papers, I felt relieved.

When i started my job i starting home tuition as part time, during job i was excited to learning things but behaviour, toxic environment pressurised me and after 3 years i quite my job, but God is so good.... My home tuition becomes an academy and now i am a honer of my own academy.

I was considering a part time arrangement with my current job but the way the work is, it’s not going to work. What you said about asking if things are going to change if I stay down the line that’s so on point. And yes I am so lucky and privileged that I am able to quit without a job. I have worked in my current job for 21 years and it’s just time to take some time off for myself.

“Purely existing”. Yep, to the point where I don’t really even want to do that anymore. I’ve been at my workplace for almost 30 years and I don’t know how to even start training someone with everything I have to do.

Thank you for the transparency, Julian! Mental Health is a taboo topic, especially in the legal world. You are a pioneer for improving our mental well-being and showing us that you could have it all and still not be happy. I look forward to more videos from you.

Thank you Julian! I am so grateful for you sharing your journey. Your words meant a lot.

🙇‍♀️🙏Watched this 19 June 2024, I quit my job today because of mental health and focusing on it. As scared as I am I can already feel me being free spirited. I had doubts but this helped me a lot.

It’s money. Can’t do anything without money. Chained to the slavery system.

Phew, RU-vid served this to me at the right time. I have been talking about my burnout on my podcast; it’s a good outlet for me and I hope to help others feel less alone. I am currently dealing with chronic burnout and it’s making me physically ill. I agree with it not being one single moment. It’s been years and years of being treated like garbage at work and it’s all coming to a head now after almost a decade. I am working super hard to become a full-time artist and content creator and I know I can get there, but I’m so scared that I’m not gonna make it and have to work a miserable job the rest of my life. There is literally nothing worse in my mind than staying in this endless cycle.

Thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing your story ☀️

I can relate to your situation so well right now. I know I should be incredibly grateful for the job I have but I have begun to realise that my mood on the days I have to work is far more irritable and depressed than on the days when I have some time off. I am prone to depression and besides irritability and sadness, the next step of depression - for me - is to start fantasizing about d*eath. As a ticket out of all my misery. I am not there yet but I do see my brain trying to take me along on that path. I am mindful enough (now) to stop it from taking me there but soon I won't be. I hope I quit before I become weak.

I'm ready to quit, because I don't feel safe psychologically and spiritually. My job is toxic.

I’m in the same boat. I will be putting in my 2 weeks on the 15th. I recently traveled to Europe and noticed how they prioritize work life balance and health over the hustle culture that we have here in the US. It was so refreshing and people seem healthier and happier.

I can’t tell you how grateful I am that I have found you! I first saw you on Tik Tok. I shared your videos with a couple of friends. I, myself had a dark time. I had to fight my ass off! I still have to work at it of course. But I love what you’re doing! We need more of this!!! Thank you! Thank you!

But I can say tho. I can see authenticity in this video, wasn't scripted at all. Just honest

Isn’t it something that we have to quit our jobs for our mental health . That’s our only way to deal With it because mental health is not taken care of in this country and many can’t get help they need and this is the best we can do

I really needed to hear this. I appreciate your words of encouragement.

It is great to see your video opening up your mind, whch really reminds me of my law school years...always getting C, D...not getting internship...peer pressure...but I somehow managed to become qualified although on a low end salary (for low grade student). I enjoyed my legal practice much more than law school, and fast forward 10 years + I now set up my own law firm. I think your Harvard education spoke enough of your intelligence, hence maybe one day after a while, you can try different practice (if big corporate clients not suitable then try some individual client practice like personal injury litigation)...maybe one thing will suddenly lit up your mind and you found back the passion. Looking back and only speak for myself, I am glad I somehow passed through law school although I did indeed apply to transfer to other faculty quite a few times...for someone, jump gun does not mean relief but makes it even harder for you to look back and swallow the failure...so if you somehow can find an area of practice that can spark your mind, that would be a wonderful way to conclude your career and finally conquer the mental health issue. All the best.

Very good video. I’m currently really struggling with accepting that it’s time to leave one of my current jobs, which has been my main source of income for the past two years. I believe that there are seasons for everything, but we have to listen to that inner part of ourselves when we know something isn’t right for us anymore.

Contemplating at the six month marker, getting therapy, and going part time 🔑… all steps to closing this chapter of my life 👏 we must prioritize our mental health especially front facing workers . My sleep and my health all matters !

I suffer with social anxiety. I've walked out on jobs because I felt so anxious. My longest job has probably been a weekend cleaning job which I did for 10 years. Even though it was only 8 hours a week I found it more stressful than a full time job so I quit a couple of years ago. It's great to have free time. I work mainly in office jobs but some roles can be demanding. For example I get really anxious if I run into work issues. This means I find it hard to ask for help and just feeling anxious around people.

I just made a similar decision to quit, go back to school for a masters, and make a large career transition. I allowed pressure from others put me on course for my current career when I was 15 years old. Now 15 years later despite being very successful and having very clear paths towards continued career progression, what I was doing was getting too far away from my core skillset. I was a software engineer who was invented into a business management employee based on what my company needed me to be. Like you said in the video, I started to realize the source of my dread and anxiety was knowing that the future I wanted wasn't aligned with the path my career had me on. Submitting my resignation was one of the most freeing things I've ever done in my life, and my mental health and happiness levels are worlds different since. I'm still not where I want to be yet, but I have a newfound level of self assurance I haven't felt in years.

I'm currently having this dilemma and still cant make a decision yet.. I know that the job that I'm in right now is totally not for me. I hate it, so much that I can even feel it every morning when I wake up on working days. It has given me frequent anxiety attack, and I've never had anxiety attack ever in my life, and it's horrible. The fact that my husband makes enough money for us to live (no kids, no pets) and we also have savings (thanks to our frugality) still doesnt help. Coming from a not-so-privileged family with money- related trauma, I cant stop myself from worrying about not having enough money. On top of that, I'm diagnosed with ADHD very recently and now struggling with processing everything, my identity, how suddenly I can connect all the dots of why I keep changing jobs and roles (dont get me wrong, I did very well in each of those jobs, but recruiters dont always understand that when they see it on paper..) What you shared here is like a slap to my head, yet im still having fear and doubts and dont know how to deal with it 😢

Just resigned 2 days ago😂ready to struggle for a while

Nice video as I want to quit my job of 7 months without a notice because when I tried to give a two week notice, they kept persuading me to stay, I stood there only under part time but to find out the days & hours are weekends again, after I told them, I cannot work every weekend, and the environment is just not good. Coworkers not treating me fairly or nice. I need to focus on my mental health and my anxiety to get better. This gave me the courage to walk out if I need to without any notice. Thank you!

Im thinking of quitting my current job, after saw your video i realized my decision is final..thank you for sharing your side ....

i just quit a stressful retail environment and forced myself to go to work a lot in the recent years looking for a new one next month...