I hope I did the right thing

shamon86 · Mar 21, 2017, 05:20 PM

So my managers have noticed a shift in my mood and bought it up in a recent meeting we had. I told them I was in a rut and dealing with things and that I was trying to not let it affect my work. They seemed satisfied with that answer and did not press The issue. The truth is that while I usually have a good grip on dealing with my GAD and depression, that has not been the case for the last couple weeks. Today while at work, I had an anxiety attack and I tried to work through it, but it got so bad I talked to one of my managers telling him today was not a good day and could I please work off the phones for the remainder of my shift. He was totally okay with that, telling me that he had his own issues with anxiety too. I feel kind of bad, being on the phones is part of my job and I have been doing okay for a while but these past few weeks have been hard. It's just hard to try and balance doing your job when you're not feeling well. I guess only time will tell if there are any repercussions from telling that but I hope it all works out.

Skeezyks · Mar 21, 2017, 07:47 PM

skatterprank · Mar 22, 2017, 12:05 AM

I think it's better to be upfront and it sounds like management is understanding of your situation. Do you do any therapy or practice any techniques to help deal with the upswing in anxiety? Best of luck to you!

reb569 · Mar 22, 2017, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shamon86

So my managers have noticed a shift in my mood and bought it up in a recent meeting we had. I told them I was in a rut and dealing with things and that I was trying to not let it affect my work. They seemed satisfied with that answer and did not press The issue. The truth is that while I usually have a good grip on dealing with my GAD and depression, that has not been the case for the last couple weeks. Today while at work, I had an anxiety attack and I tried to work through it, but it got so bad I talked to one of my managers telling him today was not a good day and could I please work off the phones for the remainder of my shift. He was totally okay with that, telling me that he had his own issues with anxiety too. I feel kind of bad, being on the phones is part of my job and I have been doing okay for a while but these past few weeks have been hard. It's just hard to try and balance doing your job when you're not feeling well. I guess only time will tell if there are any repercussions from telling that but I hope it all works out.

Last fall I had a long talk with my supervisor and explained to him what was going on with my daughter, who was hospitalized at the time and that it was causing me a lot of anxiety and depression and was impacting my ability to concentrate and multitask. He was really cool about it and worked out with HR to allow me to work a flex schedule as long as needed and also fought to get me VPN access so that I can work from home in a pinch. Unfortunately, my new supervisor, who also knows whats been going on, is understanding, but just can't help himself and is continually loading new projects on me.

Discussing it with them was a good move though and I'm glad I did it.

woe-be-gone · Mar 22, 2017, 03:39 AM

You did do the right thing. You are the priority right now and it is you that needs taking care. Your manager seems understanding too so there is absolutely no reason to feel bad. Focus on yourself for a while and take some time. You did the right thing

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