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Jun 22, 2014, 03:11 PM
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I've been on medical leave for two weeks now and I am getting ready to go back to work tomorrow. I was on medical leave for an episode of depression and was waiting for the Latuda to kick in. I am still not better yet but doing better than I was. I have the worst anxiety and I am scared to go back. I always have this fear even when I'm not on medical leave about going to work. I even wake up with panic attacks. My job is easy, but for some reason I stress about going to work like I can't make it thru the day. I'm on intermittent FMLA and miss work all of the time, which makes it worse because of the guilt I feel about my co-workers having to pick up the slack for me. I work full time and I have to for finances. Does anyone else have this type of anxiety when it comes to going to work? I'm trying to ease this anxiety for tomorrow. Any suggestions would be great
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 BipolaRNurse, Nammu
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Jun 22, 2014, 03:37 PM
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I'm getting anxiety just thinking about going back to work, but I'm going to have to sooner than later. Good luck.
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Jun 22, 2014, 03:46 PM
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I had that all the time when I was working full-time, so I can definitely empathize. I lived for Saturdays, but the anxiety ruined Sundays for me, because I knew it was almost time for another week's slow suffering at work. A little over a year ago, I went out on medical leave for three weeks in lieu of hospitalization for a bad meltdown at work, and within two hours of walking back in the door I was destroyed all over again when faced with the work that hadn't been done in all the time I'd been gone.
I wish I had some words of advice for you, but all I can offer you is my sympathies. Wishing you peace and healing energies.
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Jun 22, 2014, 03:49 PM
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I have so much respect for all of you who are trying to manage this illness and work at the same time.
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Jun 22, 2014, 03:58 PM
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Like you said BipolaRNurse Sundays are the worst because the anxiety just takes over the whole day and I can't enjoy the day. I also suffer from OCD which also affects my job since I deal with numbers all day, triple checking my work constantly. So I also have anxiety about dealing with that as well. I just can't seem to get past this hurdle in my life and enjoy life and my job.
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Jun 22, 2014, 05:02 PM
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Today is Sunday, so i already have some anxiety about the week. I know i'll probably be ok once i get there, but the anxiety is still there.
I think it's normal to have some anxiety after you have been off for a couple of weeks. Try to take it slow if you can. Can you do gradual return to work? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Jun 22, 2014, 05:58 PM
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No unfortunately I cannot gradually go back to work.
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