I've had a real struggle with anxiety and depression over the past few months. It's related to a very stressful time at work. I've posted on this board for a while (I had a different username but had to change it following all the ddos problems) and I finally feel as if I'm getting better. I can eat, I can contemplate the thought of socialising, I can get through a day at work without a panic attack.
Work is still difficult but I'm getting through it. I have an amazing HoD who has seen me at my absolute lowest ebb, has given me space and has listened, seeming to understand instinctively when I need to talk. Telling my HoD about my mental health problems was one of the hardest things I've ever done but I'm so glad I did. My DH hasn't been great, but as someone pointed out here, it's been hard for him to see me suffer and he didn't know what to do.
I'm not 100 per cent but I feel I'm emerging from the awful, black place I've been in. I just want to say thank you to you all for s safe place to offload and get my thoughts in order.
Sincerely, thank you.