To ask my GP to be signed off from work for stress?

[senseofdreaddd]

I don't even know if it's a realistic option, I just feel completely trapped. I'm stuck in a job that I find incredibly stressful, it's constantly pushing me out of my comfort zone and I feel anxious and jittery all day everyday. I wake up with a huge sense of dread and depression. My notice period is 3 months, I've been applying to other jobs but it takes time to get a job.

I just feel completely trapped and paralysed like there is no way out of it and I'm stuck with at least 3 more months of this

I've only been there 8 months but it's gotten worse and worse each month. I find it hard to open up to my manager as it's a very gossipy kind of office so I just say everything is ok

A GP could sign you off with stress. They could also prescribe something to help with the anxiety and feeling jittery if you think it could help.

when applying for a new role you may be asked about your attendance record though. I know I was. I had actually had several weeks off sick the previous year due to work related stress. I then started on medication so I managed to have a pretty good run with no absences and I put a previous department manager down for my reference who, thankfully, just said she wasn’t aware of any absences. I was so happy when the letter offering me my current position arrived!

I hope you find a new role asap. Good luck