Advice needed

[Laura20865]

Hi everyone,
I'm at a bit of a loss and need some advice.

During the past month or so, I've been feeling not like 'me'. I'm usually positive, chirpy, friendly and ambitious but recently I've felt low, emotional and pessimistic about life. I see the bad in things, can't find anything to look forward to and generally feel down.

I've had a few troubles in my life recently. I found my grandad dead in his bungalow, my dad has also been struggling with depression and my mum's health is worrying as she has the start of alzeimers. Also, work has been very stressful and I feel unsupported and overworked. I work for the nhs and I feel that my stresses are impacting my performance.

I've coped up until now but I can't go on like this any longer. Would it be silly to go to my gp? Every day is a struggle to motivate myself to go to work. Im anxious a lot and feel like people are talking about me and judging me. I don't know what the doctor would do but I just feel like I need some breathing space to get myself back to my usual self. I hate feeling like this and just want to feel normal again.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you xx

Hi op, just came across your post. You've had a really rough time, more than your fair share of sadness so to answer your question, yes, I would think seeing your GP asap would be an excellent idea. I think you need to take time off possibly. Sorry I can't offer much advice but didn't want to ignore your post. Hope you feel better soon. x

Definitely go to your GP.

Also speak to your line manager, I'd be wanting to know if an employee was struggling.

Does the NHS have an employee assistance programme? They usually offer counselling and waiting lists can be far less than through gp.