Has your anxiety disorder interfered ...

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Has your anxiety disorder interfered ...
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Mon, 04-10-2006 - 9:22am

Has your anxiety disorder interfered with your job/career?



  • I have missed a day or two here or there.
  • I have missed a week or more @ a time.
  • I have missed a month or more @ a time.
  • I have quit or have been fired because of anxiety.
  • I took a leave from work & then returned.
  • I took a leave from work & never returned.
  • Other. Please feel free to share.


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Mon, 04-10-2006 - 10:07am
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Registered: 03-15-2006
Mon, 04-10-2006 - 11:28am

I've missed a few days but never more than 1 at a time. I think there's definitely days where I maybe should have gone home but I stuck it out. I've got this fear that if I ever actually leave work b/c of anxiety or panic that I'll never be able to make myself go back in! Probably not true but I hope to never find out...

~Meg

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 04-10-2006 - 12:56pm

I've missed a day before because of my anxiety/depression, but 99% of the time I go to work anyway because otherwise, I'd have to quit. Work is what causes my anxiety to begin with (me finding another job that doesn't freak me out so much is another topic altogether). But it definitely affects my job performance on a daily basis. I know for a fact that I'm not doing my best work here. My boss gave me a warning about it a few months ago. This is the first job I've had where I'm afraid I will be officially reprimanded or will not receive a merit-based raise. I know I need to get out of here, but I am paralyzed with fear either way. I'm afraid to stay, and I'm afraid to go. I'm afraid nobody else will hire me (it took forever just to find this job and the only reason I got it is because the man who is my boss had been my boss at my previous employer's). I'm basically treading water right now.


Laura

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Registered: 10-09-2002
Mon, 04-10-2006 - 8:33pm

My anxiety just hit hard a couple of weeks ago. Last week, I left work early during a full blown panic attack to go to the hospital. I also missed all of Friday just because I didn't feel as if I could make it through the day. Today, I missed most of the day because I had to leave to go to the doctor for a head CT. I told the other two women I work with that they should find someone else to take my place. I used to work there a year ago and quit to move away for six months. When I got back, the lady who was working there was quitting to move, so they asked if I would come back until they found someone. I told them sure. I was planning to stay through the summer, but now....I don't think I want to. It's not just the anxiety making me quit, my husband is working about six hours from here and I only see him once in awhile when he is able to drive homw for the weekend, but his only day off is Sunday, so that isn't too often. By not working, I will be able to go up and see him when I want for as long as I want. Also, I think it will really help me to concentrate more on getting better.

Jessica

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Wed, 04-12-2006 - 10:58am
I was having many anxiety/panic issues, most of which were stress related.
 

 


 



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Wed, 04-12-2006 - 8:11pm
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Registered: 12-12-2005
Thu, 04-13-2006 - 4:01pm
When I first developed panic disorder (though at the time I didn't know what it was) back in January 2000, I basically spent a month on my parents' couch. I was sure I was going to die, I could barely eat because my throat muscles wouldn't allow me to swallow, I was afraid of any little exertion because I "knew" it would cause a heart attack. I had no idea how I was going to manage working. Finally my Aunt brought me to her doctor, who knew what to do and helped me start to manage the problem, and she helped me integrate back into work. I haven't had any of my initial heart-racing, body-numbing, no-air panic attacks since, though lately I've been experiencing new symptoms - extreme light-headedness, lack of concentration, and weakness. This must be due to the stress of buying a house, planning my wedding, working side-contracts and starting to drive regularly again. Hopefully I get a handle on the symptoms before they get worse - I can't imagine losing control again!
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Thu, 04-13-2006 - 6:27pm
Thank you for posting & sharing your thoughts. We need all the help we can get:) Please keep in touch. Drop into chat tonight. We'd love to see you. Good luck & GBU! (((hugs))) jan

 

 


 



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Sat, 04-15-2006 - 8:55am
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Mon, 04-17-2006 - 11:35am

Last bump then off to the archives:)