Hi,
I'd really appreciate any thoughts/advice. I have two children and went back to work after adoption leave a year ago. I went back part time and used the funding for the second half of my post to hire a junior colleague who does the easier bits of my job and I do the harder bits. I have struggled since I have been back to work out what I can take on as a part timer and I don't feel the work I do is particularly helpful/useful to my team any more.
I have always struggled with anxiety and depression but this has got work since I had my children. My oldest has some difficulties which is hard to cope with all day everyday. I feel quite panicky a lot, I have ibs, I worry about everything, I am so tired, I don't sleep that well. I feel tearful and struggle to get motivated to do anything.
A couple of weeks ago things came to ahead when I just sat at my computer and couldn't write anything. So I went off sick, went to see GP who gave me sertraline and signed me off for two weeks.
I have been of just over 3 weeks and am due to go back tomorrow. I am starting to feel really panicky and don't know what to do. Part of me thinks I should just go back to work as I am worried the longer i leave going back the harder it will be. And I am bound to be anxious about going back. Another part of me just wants to stay at home and cry!
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Anxiety worried about going back to work
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RooCluckers · 22/09/2014 09:54
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