Working with depression and anxiety is challenging when you keep it hidden. It takes courage to soar above the stigma that is attached to mental health and be open and honest with work colleagues.
Anxiety and Depression: When I Feel Anxious
How I feel when I’m anxious by Anna, and Working to remain sane by Fi. Our readers share their experiences of anxiety and depression.
Know Your Worth
By Laura I was unemployed when my spiral with OCD, depression and anxiety began. I’d been sacked from a previous role by an employer who falsified information to give them enough backup. I was distraught and lost all confidence. I felt worthless After 8 months, I felt worthless – I Continue Reading
Work isn’t working anymore
By Sara-Jane Morphew So I did it, I tried to go back to work. I felt I needed to at least try; I couldn’t make any decisions about what might be next until I had tried to return. Everything was under control, I felt well, I was good. My hours Continue Reading
Both the Consumer and the Provider – Bipolar is not for the Weak
By Abigail E. Fliege My story began when I was fourteen years old. I was sexually violated and I spun into a clinical depression. I was given an antidepressant and later became manic. Most people with bipolar disorder cannot be given an antidepressant without a mood stabilizer, but nobody knew. Continue Reading
I feel the need to Cocoon
By Sara-Jane Morphew I feel the need to cocoon. A random phrase I know, but this completely sums up how I feel after my first week back at work. I’m not going to lie, I am struggling to write this. I am so tired. But I haven’t written in ages Continue Reading
Make a decision, oh no, wait, I can’t!
By Sara-Jane Morphew This is the conversation going on in my head most of the time. In the beginning, after my diagnosis of depression and anxiety, decisions on what to eat and what to wear were the most difficult thing to do in the world. If someone didn’t provide me Continue Reading
Returning to work – “Just like riding a bike, actually”
By Sara-Jane Morphew This would be my quote of the day! I started my therapeutic duties in school today, returning to work: going into school for a short time to do something like reading or cooking, art or alike to test the water almost, to see if I can actually Continue Reading
Be careful who you talk to – mental health and work
By Maureen Powell Several years ago I worked for a software company. It was a small, privately owned company with a family atmosphere. The pay and benefits were good and there was a feeling around the office that the owners really cared about the employees, many of whom had worked Continue Reading