I am unable to "tolerate" or "suck it up" like I used to?

I am in fast paced job in retail. I have to deal with demanding customers, staff, product orders, and supervision. I guess I am having an "AHA!" moment. I no longer have the capacity to turn to food during or after work to calm my nerves or internalize issues that I have no control of. I find myself at the end of my rope. I completely lost it today. I walked away from a tense situation with supervision. I could feel the tears coming and they did. I decided to go back to work but it made it worse. I ended up crouched in a ball hiding, and completely emotionally overwhelmed. Never in my 49 years and 30 years on the job have I lost it this way. Yes, companies are changing, demanding more all the time but I lost it...for the first time ever! I didn't eat....I cried and my husband had to come and pick me up! What is next? I wonder?

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