Has anyone been through the process of being signed off work for MH reasons?
i’m back at work tomorrow after taking some annual leave and I just can’t bare the thought of going back. Covid and working from home is absolutely battering my mental health. I can’t be bothered to get out of bed on a morning and just can’t focus at work, I’m now sat thinking of all the things I have to do at work this week and I just feel so bloody overwhelmed, even though my workload isn’t even that big. I just feel like I’m doing crap at work at the moment.
I’ve suffered with anxiety/depression in the past and I’ve had anxiety from being very young but it’s almost just become part of my personality so I’ve been used to it, but I feel like it’s at its all time worst at the moment and I just need some time off work to get my head together. However, I just feel so guilty because I’m in a stable job that won’t be affected by coronavirus, and I think of all the people out there who would love to be working in a secure job right now, it just makes me feel very selfish.
My work have also been great at checking in on everyone’s mental health, and because I’m a people pleaser I’ve been telling everyone I’m coping fine when I haven’t been. I just feel embarrassed to go off work with MH issues because then I know people will be talking and I feel it’ll make it even harder to go back after a few weeks off.
i’m back at work tomorrow after taking some annual leave and I just can’t bare the thought of going back. Covid and working from home is absolutely battering my mental health. I can’t be bothered to get out of bed on a morning and just can’t focus at work, I’m now sat thinking of all the things I have to do at work this week and I just feel so bloody overwhelmed, even though my workload isn’t even that big. I just feel like I’m doing crap at work at the moment.
I’ve suffered with anxiety/depression in the past and I’ve had anxiety from being very young but it’s almost just become part of my personality so I’ve been used to it, but I feel like it’s at its all time worst at the moment and I just need some time off work to get my head together. However, I just feel so guilty because I’m in a stable job that won’t be affected by coronavirus, and I think of all the people out there who would love to be working in a secure job right now, it just makes me feel very selfish.
My work have also been great at checking in on everyone’s mental health, and because I’m a people pleaser I’ve been telling everyone I’m coping fine when I haven’t been. I just feel embarrassed to go off work with MH issues because then I know people will be talking and I feel it’ll make it even harder to go back after a few weeks off.