Last year I was off work for six weeks after being floored by depression. It was my first depressive episode in 5 years and I went from being fine one week to crying all over the place the next. I just felt totally overwhelmed with life and hid from the world for the first two weeks of my sick leave.
On my return to work I asked about reducing my hours and after a meeting with my manager I put in a formal application. It looks as though this is likely to be refused as my immediate line manager isn't happy with the idea. However, while I no longer feel depressed my levels of stress and anxiety are climbing. I am beginning to feel panicky a lot of the time and out of control. I have tightness in my chest, can't sleep properly and feel as though everything is becoming too much.
Dropping my work hours would be a fantastic help and despite acknowledging my need to do so my line manager isn't happy and the conditions she has laid down are unlikely to be met.
I don't know what to do now. Do I get signed off again due to my anxiety? Do I carry on and just hope for the best?
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FarHaveITravelled · 18/01/2015 15:39
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