https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521922#M44129 I work on a casual basis to support myself in my studies and I suffer from anxiety and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Increasingly, I've been having to call in sick due to flare-ups of my IBS and it's causing my anxiety into overdrive. My managers know my health problems and are supportive but I'm scared that it won't be enough. I don't know what to do to calm myself down, I'm seeking treatment and support for my IBS but I keep getting a flare-up nearly every second week, I can't lose my job! Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:04:08 GMT Bluereader 2021-01-18T16:04:08Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521922#M44129 I work on a casual basis to support myself in my studies and I suffer from anxiety and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Increasingly, I've been having to call in sick due to flare-ups of my IBS and it's causing my anxiety into overdrive. My managers know my health problems and are supportive but I'm scared that it won't be enough. I don't know what to do to calm myself down, I'm seeking treatment and support for my IBS but I keep getting a flare-up nearly every second week, I can't lose my job! Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:04:08 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521922#M44129 Bluereader 2021-01-18T16:04:08Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521923#M44130 Hi, welcome <BR /> <BR />The only thing that comes to mind is to try and compensate for the inconvenience you give your employer. <BR /> <BR />On good days perhaps work an extra hour without pay. When asked, mention "it's ok, you are good to me when my health is poor and I miss a shift, this is my way of showing my gratitude" <BR /> <BR />Google <BR /> <BR />Beyondblue topic worry worry worry <BR /> <BR />Beyondblue topic guilt the tormentor <BR /> <BR />Beyondblue topic anxiety, how I eliminated it <BR /> <BR />TonyWK Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:16:35 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521923#M44130 white knight 2021-01-18T16:16:35Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521924#M44131 <P>Hello Bluereader, I wonder whether your studies are also contributing to your IBS as well as the anxiety, which then may be transferred to your work and the need to miss shifts.</P> <P>I realise people can have this illness, but sometimes it can be aggravated by something in particular.</P> <P>Hope to hear back from you.</P> <P>Geoff.</P> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:31:53 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/i-m-worried-and-paranoid-that-i-ll-get-fired/m-p/521924#M44131 geoff 2021-01-18T16:31:53Z