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I'm very scared of moving away from what I know even though it makes me unhappy

Careershifter question

By Anonymous

I have worked as a mental health nurse for the past twenty years. Been off on long-term sick with stress and depression. I don't want to work in health or social care anymore, but I feel a bit institutionalised and find it hard to imagine working successfully outside of what I know so well.

ShiftDoctor answer

By Lisa Mitchell in ShiftSurgeries

When you have been off sick and have been stressed the brain really shuts down in terms of considering possibilities and so I'm not surprised that you feel stuck right now. What I have tried to suggest are ways to reconnect to what brings you pleasure and what your talents are. These will be the first signposts to your future career.

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Back to basics - laying the foundations

By Selina Barker on 28 February 2007 at 13:47 in ShiftLogs

I've been looking for a career that will bring me happiness, value, a useful role in life. But that happiness and value of myself has to first come from me. So it's time to take a pause and get back to basics. Time to take responsibility for my own happiness and my well-being rather than looking for it OUT THERE. More

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