Help How do you deal with a job that makes your mental health worse?

[Hope;ess Fear]

I can;t give a lot of information about my job because it's a bit niche and I don't want to dox myself, but it's heavily related to immigration to the US,

I used to be happy with my job. We were helping people move to the US and helping them get licensed to stay in a job they worked hard to be licensed in in their home country, while also filling a worker shortage in the US. Sure, I sort of felt like we charged too much, but overall it was ok.

Now, I just feel like we're charging our clients hundreds of dollars to feed them to ICE.

I'm already terrified of life in this country. But now I also feel like a collaborator. I know our clients are adults and can read the news and make their own decisions, but I still don't feel good about helping them put themselves in harms way.

How do I deal with this? I want to die every day at work. I've been applying for other jobs but we all know how bad the market is now. And it's not like I can just be unemployed.

I have no faith future elections will fix anything and I have no faith in my ability to keep going until they happen anyway.

 

[ElTopo]

Honestly, what I do is just put up a facade and try to make my life the less about my job as possible, clock in clock out, it's harsh but you either stop caring or get dragged, someone else will take the spot you leave, it won't change anything, it's a wrong system, not your fault

 

[Hope;ess Fear]

Honestly, what I do is just put up a facade and try to make my life the less about my job as possible, clock in clock out, it's harsh but you either stop caring or get dragged, someone else will take the spot you leave, it won't change anything, it's a wrong system, not your fault

Thanks. I'm trying to do that as much as possible. I watch youtube videos or listen to podcasts while working, I forget every case as soon as I'm not actively working on it, and think about it as little as I can while not working. Still doesn't feel great.