Desperately want to leave IB due to mental health issues

It’s almost 4 am and I can’t sleep so figured I’d just write my thoughts down and hopefully get some words of encouragement and/or advice from WSO. Basically, I’ve struggled my entire life with mental health issues, but never thought they would be an issue in my work place (quite naive of me since IB is IB).

I’m spiraling into a pretty bad depressive episode, and I know I quite literally won’t survive another day in investment banking. I have a team of mental health professionals backing me up, but I have no idea how to tell my MD that this job is killing me and I desperately need an out. I only have enough saved up to pay rent for ~4 months and then I’m pretty much fucked. And I guess this is why I can’t sleep rn

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can't advice if you should quit or not because I don't know your pain tolerance, but if you're an AN2 then find strength from anywhere to complete your 2 years stint and then get out.

but that's really fucked, wish you strength and stamina to get over this episode. Been once in my life in an extremely bad mental state and it's pure hell.

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