So after a week on steroids after several weeks of spins and severe dizzies. Ah, I thought I'd found some relief. Then in walked the mayor at work. And now I'm dizzy again. To give a little background, I started this new job about 8 weeks ago. On my second day my boss (the city manager) quit. It was after the election and the mayor they have now won. Despite people in the county voting for him (they weren't supposed to) the election commission refused to hear the complaints of the citizens and this guy won by like 15 or so votes. He isn't a pleasant person. The kicker is in our form of government (Council-manager) he literally has NO POWER and his title is in name only. The Council hires and fires the Town Manager and the Town Manager handles the rest. So my job *should* be safe. I left to take a hell of a pay raise. Like half again as much as I was making at my old job, where our council was proud to have the "lowest paid clerk/treasurer in the entire state". Out of 212 cities and towns, I was the lowest paid full time City Clerk. And they were proud of this, and that everyone else was paid poorly too, and they didn't understand why people kept leaving. I had a chance to move up to a city twice the size with three times the budget, better benefits and pay. And it was where I grew up. So I left. And the spins started on day two (the first puke fest in years with it) and I'm dealing with BPPV (I end up with that after every big spin) and constant dizzies. I've not been this sick in several years. Ok so that's the background. The new mayor stops by on his lunch break to tell us how he is going to do this and that and today was the "I'm going to get rid of the police department and reevaluate the pay structure here because the output of work doesn't equate the pay for most of the people" He can't do anything without council. We KNOW this, however it doesn't keep me and everyone else in the office from freaking out. I'm on meds for depression/anxiety. This wasn't an issue before I came here. I really need to get this under control so I can work. Heck so I can be at peace. The situation is SO bad that other professionals in my field across the state have sent me emails telling me to hang in there. I didn't tell any of them what was going on, but its a small world. Does anyone have any really good tips for helping destress so I can get myself together?
Sorry to read about your situation , rogue historian. I don't have any advice for you to distress that you probably haven't heard a million times. It takes good hard work to not let the actions of others affect our stress levels. I used to work for a sexist bully. It became apparent that there would be nothing done about it from higher up. So I had two choices. Quit or learn to live with it. I decided that I was going to choose the latter option and work really hard at it. I got advice on how to deal with bullies. It was hard work and didn't happen over night, but I was able to stay in the job and reduce by a great deal the stress that his actions were causing me. I'm not trying to take over your thread with my story...just wanted you to know that you're not alone. If you can be comfortable knowing that he really can't do what he's saying he will, then ignore the stupidity and focus on the positives of your job.
Stress at work also aggravates my symptoms. When I get on the phone with certain people or have to deal with certain clients, my ear goes off like a siren. There are lots of ways to deal with stress and anxiety. One thing I am looking into now is meditation. I haven't done it enough yet to know if it is working but by all accounts it's supposed to be very helpful.
Take one day at a time and keep a sense of humor about things. Tomorrow will come whether you stress out or not. Do your best and leave the rest in the hands of the big guy. You can make necessary adjustments when the time comes. Meanwhile, be a little frugal.
Its a vicious cycle, does stress feed the beast or did stress cause the beast. Which came first? Kind of like the chicken and the egg. I personally believe my mm came on as a result of years of a high pressure stress filled job. Stress caused my mm and now that i have mm i was constantly stressed out about having mm/vertigo......The Laby took away all the stress and axniety.
Interesting conundrum that one. Does Meniere’s affect the stressed more than the general population? I think so, but have no evidence to support it. I find that most people I know with Meniere’s are not exactly the loud outgoing personality types either, but that may be happenstance as well. Looks like the laby did for some of your spelling capacity as well BD.....
I have always believed the first big attack, the one that lost me my firefighting career, was the result of black mold in the house we lived in and a couple years of unrelenting stress. I'm in the same boat here, mold in the building (didn't know that until I was here a couple weeks, its in the basement two floors away) and now this nonsense. Could be worse? Oh yea it got worse. Yesterday some members of council called to tell us the gauntlets have been thrown down. I won't go into details, but suffice it to say that its going to be interesting. Then today: The police chief quit and my ears have been ringing ever since. The hubby and I are taking a "mini" vacation (one night out of town for a convention) this weekend. It won't be such a relaxing thing as a cruise or something, but its something. We are diffusing lavender in the office too. One of the ladies in the office has developed a seriously high blood pressure issue. We are all hanging on by a thread. Other than this splurge this weekend we are pinching pennies trying to pay off stuff in case things go south.