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[Justsendit]

Hi all,

New to this site but have had issues a few years ago with Anxiety, Stress and dealing with work based issues. It was believed t be a follow on from my wife having a 6 year battle with Breast Cancer (which she won) but I didn`t accept that I needed assistance to also deal with the process from the initial stages of diagnosis.

I was on meds for close to 2 years then dropped off. Different career the past 3.5 years which has been hectic in a very poorly managed environment (which is widely perceived across the large workforce, not just my opinion). Numerous people have resigned and some are currently on Stress Leave indefinitely and or seeking compensation.

Anyway, I`ve been feeling the pinch for 4 months now, not sleeping, stressing, blowing up occasionally and dealing with issues the best I can. Sought Doctors advice 2 weeks ago and am now back on meds and just started on Saturday with some tablets to help me sleep. Doc says this would be an expected 6 week process to see any full benefits of the medication. She also believes it would be a clear Workers Comp case but we both agree to stay out of that if possible for obvious reasons.

Approached my Managers again this morning about possibly resigning immediately as a talk with HR didn't give me much of a supported feeling 2 weeks ago, they sent me home for the week to think things over, seek assistance and make a decision.... They are offering to help if they can but I prefer my own path if possible. They have Employee Assistance Program etc and I think I`ll give someone there a call tomorrow...

I`m not a great "Talker" so thought here might be a start....

Thanks for reading if you got this far through it . Cheers

[Helarctus]

Hello Justsendit,

Thank you for sharing the overview of your situation, it sounds like there has been a lot of different sources of stress for you that you have held yourself up resiliently through and maybe a little down time/ holiday is what you need where you can kick back for a bit and let the work related worries sort themselves for a while.

EAP can be good to talk to, even if you keep it relatively anonymous, because actually hearing yourself say how you feel can shed the weight of those emotions some.

[Justsendit]

Hi Helarctus,

Thanks for the response,, I actually recently had a 3 week break to do just that, but unfortunately the issues were still ongoing on my return... Have been back to work 6 weeks from that break already, hence the thoughts to walk away but in the current climate things are obviously not that easy to find another position.

I will be talking to someone tomorrow from the EAP program.

Cheers and thanks again.

[Helarctus]

Hello Justsendit

I hope the chat with the EAP people is helpful today, the rain has eased here and now there is a lawn to be mown. I might let the turtle out for a bit of a run first though. If you have the weather and opportunity maybe join me in some barefoot lawn walking?

[Justsendit]

Hi,

Well good news is I`m feeling a lot better after some research, mindfulness meditation and a spot of Bare Foot Grasswalking 🙂 Thanks Helarctus

Sad news is that it took 2 full days (half of day today chasing on the phone) to get the booking for my EAP visit. I am a tad annoyed at that, but if this had happened on Monday I would have lost my S%#T...

So I believe the things I have been reading and doing have definitely helped somewhat and I have high hopes that tomorrows appointment will be positive and help me get back to work as soon as possible with a new positive outlook.

Cheers

[Helarctus]

That is great news 🙂