I've been suffering from a severe bout of depression and the doctor gave me a few weeks off work. The thought of going back makes me sick and panic and I don't have it in me to return. The problem is that I spent almost a decade at university studying and finally got my foot in the door and now I'm filled with dread and extreme guilt at the prospect of having to resign when it took me soo long to get this opportunity. Does anyone know if I can take an extended leave of absence or what longer-term options or possibilities that exist if you work for state govt?
hi I'm a mess, I'm sorry that you feel like this now after years of studying and finally achieving what you wanted but it's not uncommon for this to happen if suddenly you have depression, but there are reasons why this has happened, just a couple of issues how long have you been working in this job and did you tell them that you could have had some mental illness before, this will just determine how long you can have off. Geoff.
