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Old Nov 11, 2015, 03:45 PM
fallsfall fallsfall is offline
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What you are experiencing right now is exactly why you can't go to work. Use the current situation to help you write.

How do you feel? How is your body reacting?

These are things you have said above:
using the computer for more than 30 mins at a time is exhausting and I have to stop
I can involuntarily vomit, or have a bowel movement at any moment, it's not a good idea to go into an office place, surround yourself with co-workers, and put yourself into a high activity, high stress work day. That's a recipe for a disaster. Not to mention, that's not conducive to getting any better.
I find anxiety similar to a stomach flu. This is not something you take into a workplace. You are drowsy, confused, throwing up, and wetting your pants all day long. That does not belong in a professional office building.
It's not unlike someone holding a gun to your head and saying "ok, in my mind I am thinking of a number between ONE and TEN..."
I have a great deal of difficulty concentrating so as to express myself.

These are good. This is what you need to say.

You also talk about time pressure being a problem. And you demonstrate that you have trouble making decisions when the stakes are high.

Maybe you can take it one step at a time and I'll help you. Write a short paragraph (just a few sentences) about how it felt and what happened the last few days you were at work. Just write to me - not for them.

Then we'll work on a different aspect. And the whole thing will get edited a lot before it goes to them.

For me, the hardest part of writing something like this is that I don't want anyone else to know how badly I'm really doing. But you need to let them know that or they'll think you can come back to work. You need to be honest with them.

Falls