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Posted by JohnDoenut on June 19, 2003, at 16:05:11
Hello people. I think I went over edge last night.
I have been having a hard time at work and I finally cant take it anymore.
I called in sick and I went to see my pdoc and he said he would
support me taking med leave of absense or something.
This would be great to relieve my stress from there
and give me time to work things out in life.
However I will still hate that place and dont want to go back.
I want to find some other type of work to do.
This will take time though and will be hard.
But the alternative will be mental death.
I was quite stoned last night (new med strategy!)
and as happens it helps lift away my fear.
And I felt like that guy in office space.
Why cant I do that everyday? Just stop being afraid? That is my plan. To just free myself
inside. To allow all that is inside me to come bubbling up in an explosion of creativity and positive things.
I said I felt disconnected from myself and I think
thats partly because I have no real challenge
at work creatively and little energy to do so outside of work.
Part of my problem with work is that I am so terribly bored. Its a professional job not McDonalds or anything. This inevitably seems to be the problem with all my jobs. I work out in
the morning and play loud music and ratchet up the
excitement and stimulation factor (part of the
ADD thing!) but when I get to work its so dull
by comparison. I need to be a race car driver
or something with that level of stimulation
to keep me interested.J
Posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 16:13:42
In reply to Over the edge, posted by JohnDoenut on June 19, 2003, at 16:05:11
I've got the same feeling about my job, and I don't need a high level of stimulation (at all!). I took a day of vacation today, and got calls from a boss and a client. I've been getting lots of calls again lately. And every time I get one, I deflate a bit more.
I just want to get away from it all. Run away or whatever. I hate everything. I see my job as a menacing monster waiting to devour me.
You are so lucky to have medical professionals that would support your taking a leave of absense. Mine just want to patch me up enough to keep my job and stay productive. As long as you stay a productive member of society, who cares if you're circling your cage and knawing at your leg.
If you can get out long enough to assess your options, I say go for it and count your blessings.
Posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 16:38:17
In reply to Re: Over the edge » JohnDoenut, posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 16:13:42
I'm not only lazy, I'm also losing my body of knowledge.
Posted by giget on June 20, 2003, at 10:57:06
In reply to Re: Gnawing of course, posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 16:38:17
I was forced to take a mental, as I call it, leave. They said if I did not take it I would more than likely get fired with the layoffs.
It was a great thing at the time, I was hanging on to life by a string and it was fraying. It will take some time though. I took 2 weeks and then called for another week. About week 2 did I really start not thinking about work. Work had aggreed not to call unless it was major.
I did not want to come back either, but it is just something we have to do for society. Society has forced money to be the revolving factor. Every thing is based on money, you must just play the game. Make what you need and keep the time after work and weekends to yourself. To do what you want.
You should look for another job during this time, but don't set up anything. You are in more need of mental healing than taking anything big on...
Give it some time, and heal!
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