I’ve been signed off for a week due to stress. I’m feeling v guilty because me being off increases everyone else’s workload. This week dd, 14, ended up in hospital after taking a small overdose. She has terrible school related anxiety and did it to avoid school. She did something similar back in Dec. She struggles with emotion regulation and can be very difficult to care for. CAMHS suspect she is autistic and we are going through the assessment process.
I actually got so stressed when I found out what dd had done that I smashed my car tail light reversing into a bollard. Things are calmer now and I’ve been able to take dd to school and pick her up early if she is struggling, which I couldn’t do if I was off work. I’m also able to liaise with school/CAMHS where I struggle to make time at work as it’s so full on. So I explained all this to the GP and she signed me off with no issues, but I feel so guilty.