jeanette
06-11-03, 16:50
Hello, I'm 36 years old and over the passed 8 years have sufferred with anxiety and panic attacks and over the last year been diagnosed by my GP as having agorophobia. I left my job in February of this year after having worked for the civil service for 15 years. It got to the stage where i could no longer cope with the stress and trivulations of an office invironment. You may think i took the easy option but it's probably one of the hardest decisions i have ever had to make. During my last year, after having returned to work in the January 02 from a severe spell of anxiety that lasted 7 months, in which my doctor signed me of a month at a time. I returned to work on a part time basis giving me the chance to get back some of the confidence which i had lost during my time off, which i slowly built up ove the next 3 months by which time i had returned full time. Things were going great initially, although we were in the middle of changing our computer system which i was then given the responsibility for as my colleague who had done most of the back ground work had a bereavement in her family so i had to take over. By the end of the summer early autumn my stress levels went through the roof and my symptoms came flooding back with vengence. Anyway, i just felt that i should briefly explain why i left my job and will one day probably regret it. I do not why i have beenstruck with this disease/disorder all i do no is i have every sympathy for all others that are too suffering as i am today.
Jeaette
Jeaette