I’m struggling. Hard. Periodically missing days of sleep, depression, anxiety, paranoia, some minor hallucinations. I’m stressed. So stressed out at work and life and everything that I have going on. I thought maybe I was in a manic episode but I was able to sleep last night but I am struggling to sleep yet again today.
I might consider taking a short leave of absence from work. Nothing crazy maybe just a little week. I’m hoping that if my provider filled out the paperwork I might be able to take FMLA for a week for a “medical leave” to help with my mental health. Where I could fully relax, decompress, focus on my mental health and getting stabilized.
I had even considered the psych hospital, but on reflection on my insurance I’d best not go down that route unless I want a 5-6k bill at the end of it.
My psychiatrist always asks me hows my sleep. It is a priority with her with my mental illness. Is your psychiatrist trying to find a way for you to get proper sleep? When I dont get sleep I start to relapse.
OK.
I got fired from a job one time and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. My mental health had been going downhill for months and just getting out of there and making a new start was good for me. I’m not saying you should get yourself fired but if you really think about it and the whole problem is that your job is driving you crazy then maybe it’s time for a change.
You would know your situation better than me though.
I’ve been fired from plenty of toxic jobs. I love my current job it just gets stressful. My problem is I can’t afford to live on anything less than full time. I make a decent hourly wage at my current job and I doubt I’ll find that in another job starting over.
I get 23, plus national holidays (quite a few here).
It’s important to unwind. Even if you love your job, maybe you’re giving 110% all the time. Several reasons: need for recognition, fear of failure, perfectionism, who knows what else. Learn to strike a balance.
I only get 80 hours of paid time off per year and it accumulates slowly as 1.5 hours per week and I don’t have much saved up at this point. If I take a leave of absence from work it will be unpaid
That’s standard in America. Many jobs at smaller companies only give one week of paid time off. I know in other countries the benefit packages are much better. I wish I had more time off. But I can take protected unpaid leave with FMLA(family medical leave act) and I will most likely go this route
For me walking is very relaxing. Also in a desk job it is important to get up every 30 minutes for 1 minute and walk around to release tension, blood circulation and for your spine. Are there any other things in your life stressing you? A ful-time job will be stressful anyway, so maybe we can focus on other areas to reduce the total amount of stress.
