((((((((((((wisewoman)))))))))))))),

I realize what a difficult position you are in....hopefully there may be a way for you to do at least some of your work while at home & hopefully your supervisor will be understanding about your situation.

My situation was different in that it was my job that was causing my problems initially. I felt like a wild animal that had been trapped in a corner (of a job that i hated & no way to escape). It was at the 1st of the year & had just had the Christmas break that I just couldn't get myself to go back to work. I didn't have much sickleave either but the company would advance it up to 650 hours. Just at the same time, the Northridge Earthquake hit & everything was closed down for a while.....then I tried to go back only it was a 6 hour drive both ways.....lets see, that allowed for 3 hours of sleep time in the day. I completely lost it & refused to force myself into that kind of situation for a job that I hated (I had been transferred into an area that I didn't want to be in after I realized what was involved with it).

My department would continually call me up at home & I was starting to avoid them & was thinking I was going crazy & having a "nervous breakdown"....didn't know any other term at the time. Then my insurance required that I get mental health treatment. I had to decide what to do with my life at that time & my brain wasn't in a place to make any major decisions. Wow did life get complicated so quickly. I realized that I couldn't go back to that job at all & ended up starting a Workmans comp case (which I lost in the long run).

I hope you won't have to make any hard decisions especially if you like the job you are doing. Hopefully your situation will settle down & your stress level will decrese so you can start feeling better. I know that when I am feeling stress, I am physically no good either.

Please take care of yourself & relax for a while if you possibly can....then you will be able to think more easily,

Debbie