OH not happy to see me - too complex

[Wearegoingtoaparty]

I have bi-polar and experience psychosis when I'm unwell.

I cannot emphasise enough how hard I try to stay in work. I've managed to hold down a job consistently since diagnosis, albeit with periods of time off when I have been sectioned/unwell.

I had an episode in October and was sectioned, discharged mid December. I've been back in a phased return pending OH appointment.

It was meant to be today but I got an email last night saying he felt I was too complex for a single meeting. He's retiring next week.

I'm now worried they will get rid of me. He did emphasise that I was covered under the Equality Act.

I just feel crap. I try SO damn hard but this illness holds me back.

I think your OH person is doing the right thing here. I wouldn't expect to be able to cover the support an employee who had gone through what you have in one meeting. And it's much more complex handing something over in flight, than waiting for the new OH person to start meeting you from scratch. So you can build a relationship with a person in a stable role, rather than knowing that the person you're speaking to is leaving. I don't think this is about getting rid of you, more about making sure you get the most consistent support in your employment.