Garden Gal...how did you do it? How long were you off of work for? I tried to go back to work this week after a 2 1/2 month medical leave for depression and anxiety and had a massive panic attack the day before and never made it. I am (maybe) going to try again next week. I'm going to discuss it with my pdoc this afternoon. I, like you, have a job that tends to destroy me. It pays me extremely well for what I do, and has wonderful benefits but I am miserable in the environment. My boss is destructive to my emotional well being and work played a huge role in my latest depressive episode.

I would love to know how you found the strength and resolve to put yourself back into an environment that you acknowledge is a bad fit. Are there things you do to help you get through? Maybe you can help me.

Also, you made me chuckle...I also have a psych degree and I too find it so funny that even though we are so well educated and knowledgeable about our condition when it comes to applying that knowledge to ourselves we can become overly judgemental and somewhat clueless!!! LOL (Well, at least me!)