I feel completely burnt out; I’m mentally and physically exhausted. This last 9 months have been the hardest I’ve ever dealt with, yet I’m still not sure if it’s enough to get a sick note for work to get my head straight.
My father passed away suddenly from a cardiac arrest at the end of last year (I was sitting talking to him normally two hours before he died with no indication he was sick).
My grandmother has been diagnosed with dementia and is getting increasingly unwell and in need of support.
Our family holiday to France at the end of July resulted in my son being rushed to intensive care due to undiagnosed type one diabetes, a week long stay in hospital before being repatriated to the U.K. last week. Now of course learning to deal with the diagnosis, the condition, organising appointments and his move to high school in September, which now requires a care plan to be in place.
I work in internal audit for local government, so my job requires lots of critical thinking and obtaining and digesting lots of information. I just don’t feel like there’s any room left in my head- I feel utterly defeated by life at the moment but feel like I should maybe just be sucking it up and carrying on as normal because everybody has ‘stuff’ going on.