Messed up at work due to mental health struggles

[Anonymous222]

I messed up quite bad at work recently. For the past few weeks I have been struggling with my own mental health and then a family member who I live with took an overdose. They are thankfully physically OK but the whole thing has made my anxiety skyrocket, especially as I wasn't (but should have been) at home when it happened. It’s been so bad I haven’t been able to concentrate on work and haven’t done as much as I should have been doing and we are fast approaching a deadline. I was called out on it today by a member of the team so, even though I have explained to them what happened, I feel as if I have massively let the team down. What advice do people have on dealing with this situation? I have a meeting tomorrow to discuss my progress and it seems as if the team wants to support me but I still feel like an idiot - at the very least I should have told someone what was going on as opposed to potentially jeopardising the entire project

Good Morning, don’t beat yourself up. You’ve been going through a difficult time. You’ve shared what’s happened and are going to address the work. Maybe request some support to get the project back on track. Look after yourself. You will get through this.

Good morning, didn't want to read and run. I'm on the same boat - please don't beat yourself up. Remember mental health problems are no different than actual physical health problems when it comes to day to day functioning. Would you expect yourself to do perfect at work if you had a painful ear infection?
And when it comes to the team, it really helps me to remember that everyone goes through a period like this throughout their career at least once, so we are on the same boat with them, too.
I would take all the support offered and wouldn't shy away from taking some time off if it helps to restore and heal. This too shall pass x

Thank you for your responses, they really helped me this morning when I was feeling panicky about the day! :)