JessieBear
11-10-11, 07:57
Hi, I joined this forum yesterday as a way of having another support mechanism to help me through when I'm feeling low.
I have been aware of having anxiety for the last three years, but prior to that I was dealing with it for at least 4 years without knowing what it was, why I was feeling like this and what to do about it. In the end I couldn't go to work and was signed off for 6 weeks. My employer was very supportive and referred me to counselling. Since then I've been up and down, mainly up but when I'm down it's hard to drag myself back out again.
My anxiety seems to centre around work. I'm most anxious when I'm at work and I worry about being there when work is approaching (e,g, mornings, Sundays). My way of getting through it is to keep as busy as possible and countdown to days / weeks off. But the longer I have off work the harder it is to go back. Catch 22.
I'm off work at the moment due to a family circumstance but have been in touch with my line manager and asked if I can meet with her tomorrow to explain what's going on in my head and seek support. She is aware of my anxiety and I know speaking to her will help me get back to work and start facing the fear. I am also thinking of going back to my GP - I'm not keen on the idea of medication, but I wondered if there's any more counselling I could be referred to.
I have wondered whether I'm in the right job too. Most of my working life I've worked with young people, dealing with their problems and being someone they can talk to. When I'm busy and doing my job I enjoy it, but there is that constant feeling of anxiety down below. I don't know though if this would be true whatever job I did, and that my anxiety is more related to going to and being at work, rather than the actual job I do :confused:
I have been aware of having anxiety for the last three years, but prior to that I was dealing with it for at least 4 years without knowing what it was, why I was feeling like this and what to do about it. In the end I couldn't go to work and was signed off for 6 weeks. My employer was very supportive and referred me to counselling. Since then I've been up and down, mainly up but when I'm down it's hard to drag myself back out again.
My anxiety seems to centre around work. I'm most anxious when I'm at work and I worry about being there when work is approaching (e,g, mornings, Sundays). My way of getting through it is to keep as busy as possible and countdown to days / weeks off. But the longer I have off work the harder it is to go back. Catch 22.
I'm off work at the moment due to a family circumstance but have been in touch with my line manager and asked if I can meet with her tomorrow to explain what's going on in my head and seek support. She is aware of my anxiety and I know speaking to her will help me get back to work and start facing the fear. I am also thinking of going back to my GP - I'm not keen on the idea of medication, but I wondered if there's any more counselling I could be referred to.
I have wondered whether I'm in the right job too. Most of my working life I've worked with young people, dealing with their problems and being someone they can talk to. When I'm busy and doing my job I enjoy it, but there is that constant feeling of anxiety down below. I don't know though if this would be true whatever job I did, and that my anxiety is more related to going to and being at work, rather than the actual job I do :confused: