Hi there. I have posted this in the ADHD community too, but wanted to ask here since it's very much workplace related.
I was
diagnosed a year ago with combined ADHD - I'm now 53. The last year and a
half has been challenging, with trying to find meds that work for me
(on my 5th try now), dealing with a toxic work environment, then having
my role eliminated (along with 7 others the same day) in February of
this year (and husband being laid off a week later), and now trying to
adapt to a role I've only been in for four months. I'm really struggling
to figure out processes and ways to keep myself organized, and am
really feeling like I'm letting people down.
My boss knows the ADHD thing - I mentioned the side
effects from the meds. Add to that husband's aunt passing away, a good
friend facing a cancer diagnosis, and there's really a lot happening.
I
think I'm starting to reach ADHD burnout - I'm letting tasks at work,
at home and in volunteer roles slip, I'm not doing the quality work that
I normally do, and my anxiety attacks are getting very serious.
Everything is simply overwhelming, and I can't tell if I'm projecting
onto my boss and colleagues that they're fed up with me and I'm ><
this close to being fired, or what.
How do you deal with overwhelm at this level? My anxiety has reached the point where I'm not sleeping well, my appetite is lacking, and my inner critic is going crazy, kicking me in the butt.
How
do you communicate burnout to volunteer colleagues and work colleagues
in a way that it doesn't sound like I'm making excuses? And do I
disclose the cause of it all? My boss knows the ADHD thing - I mentioned
the side effects from the meds.
I'm
really struggling and don't know how to handle things right now. I am
starting counseling again, but wanted to see if there is anything I should do at work to make things a bit better.
Thank you