Anyone quit a job for mental health?

[pisces2473]

Originally Posted by PenforPrez

See, that's where I've been confused all along. I still have no clue what I want to do or can do or even how to figure it out. The hope was that this job would help me do that, but it didn't.

Paul

Paul, even when you find a good job, it can end up not being "THE job." Some times jobs are great for year or two, and then you end up needing to move on. I don't think there's a job that helps you to figure everything out. A lot of it is trial and error. And in order to keep on looking for a good job...ya gotta keep looking!

Some people have to move to a better area. Some people have to do a lot of hopping. But just ruminating over it and feeling sad won't help.

[Minipan]

I usually leave jobs because I'm bored and I feel like I'm not challenged anymore. I don't need to do something that fulfills some life mission or whatever, but I need to feel personally challenged with lots of responsibility and new stuff to learn. Once I feel like I've mastered a job and it's no longer a challenge, I just get very "eh" about it. I don't do well with too much routine, structure or management. I need to feel like I can set my own path, explore what interests me in the job, grow, etc.