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Old Jun 23, 2016, 08:40 AM
Amy Today Amy Today is offline
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Originally Posted by beigeish View Post
I work 60hrs+/wk in a high pressure sales company. I only got my diagnosis a couple weeks ago though, and it's really bringing to light why things have been such a struggle for me. I end up taking a lot of time off or working away from the office because just being around other people's voices (laughing, in particular) gives me really bad anxiety.

My psychiatrist recommended time off and an outpatient program, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how I would swing it financially. Any advice from those who've done it?
I was in a similar situation last year. Can you take FMLA and do you have short term disability or vacation/sick time you can use up? At worst a 401k you can dip into? That got me through 3 months including the outpatient program. I ended up leaving the position and was able to collect unemployment, too. That gave me enough time to sort of recover...sort of...and enough money to make it through.

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