{"id":122834,"date":"2021-06-22T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=122834"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:36:52","slug":"dont-want-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/dont-want-to-work.htm","title":{"rendered":"I Don\u2019t Want to Work Anymore – What’s Wrong With Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"don'tby Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

During the pandemic<\/a> you had time off work<\/a>, or didn\u2019t have to go in to the office. And something in you is just\u2026 done. You don\u2019t want to work anymore. To the point that maybe you are even starting to be be a difficult employee<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there something wrong with you?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You are far from alone<\/h2>\n

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)<\/a>, almost one in 10 British citizens changed jobs<\/a> yearly in the decade leading up to to the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Several lockdowns<\/a> later, that number has soared.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research by HR software firm Personio<\/a> suggests that four in 10 employees in Britain are now looking to leave their job<\/a> and change roles, with the number rising to a shocking 55 per cent when looking at 18 to 34 year olds.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don’t want to work, or depressed?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is true that depression can see you lose interest in things that you were<\/strong> fine with previously, including your job. Apathy is a possible symptom of depression<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

If it\u2019s depression, you will likely have lost interest in<\/strong> other things you usually liked, too, such as hobbies and socialising<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And you would have other <\/span><\/strong>signs <\/span><\/a>of depression, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n