Off work with stress/anxiety?!
Question: Hi, i have been off work (a large firm) for 4 months now. Been feeling very low and see my doctor who has covered me with sick lines for work relate stress. I am having CBT through work which now after 2 sessions is good but i have another 10 to go. The works doctor 2day was awful to me, he said that he thinks the job has just got to the point where i find it 2 hard(which is untrue) as i went out becasue of management b&h, i am good at my job, never any complaints from my customers or management.
My question is i know this company are trying to rid of full-time staff to get part timers to do work, can they force me back if my own doctor has me a sick line? i feel worse after that appt 2day being told i cant cope. Thanks.
Answers: Hi, i have been off work (a large firm) for 4 months now. Been feeling very low and see my doctor who has covered me with sick lines for work relate stress. I am having CBT through work which now after 2 sessions is good but i have another 10 to go. The works doctor 2day was awful to me, he said that he thinks the job has just got to the point where i find it 2 hard(which is untrue) as i went out becasue of management b&h, i am good at my job, never any complaints from my customers or management.
My question is i know this company are trying to rid of full-time staff to get part timers to do work, can they force me back if my own doctor has me a sick line? i feel worse after that appt 2day being told i cant cope. Thanks.
Hi TM,
Sorry to hear you're stressed, this happened to me once, I tried to return to work before my body/mind were ready and it was awful. Anyway, no the company cannot force you back to work if you have a sick note/line from your doctor.
Also, the doctor who said that thing to you in CBT should have known better!
Take care.
Joe
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Ignore what the first answerer said - he is clearly a tw*t !
The company will most likely invent some reason to fire you. I don't see you as having a job there anymore. That's just the way Americans are.
OMG, you need to go back to work you frickin' slacker. ppl like you are the reason why companies don't want to provide pentions, 401K's and health insurance. B/C you're totally bilking the system so you can be lazy and watch TV all day. Maybe you just need to find another job..maybe you're just bored at your current job..hence why you feel "low"...b/c you feel bored! Stop wasting this company's money and do something with your life.
Listen, honey, we all go through "stresses" and depressions. I went through a year of depression when i was 19-20 b/c i lost my child. I still went to work...i was sooooooo depressed all i did was work go home and sleep until i had to go to work the next day. but you know what...i still did my job, i didn't get no gov assistance or bilk my company b/c i was weak. Pick yourself up by the boot straps and stop being such a whinny baby and go do your job..you loser!
you can not be fired from your job while you are off sick with doctors note they have to keep you on the books for two years although you will not get paid for those two years.yhe works doctor is employed by the company you work for so who is he going to side with despite their so called independance take no notice of him these things can take a long time to fix, take it easy and relax???????????????????
I cant relay answer that question only you can. I myself am christian and when i get stressed over worldly matters i just go to church not a catholic but a Christian church. I go to tacf Toronto airport christian fellowship. I can just relax listen to the band play and just be myself around friends. I also talk to god he always always get me outta problems he also is my personal console. Trust me find a local Christan church and join god is the answer. I know you probably think i am a idiot and some old creepy dude but i am only 12 and am very wise i speak to god and he talks back. He is my rock and he should be yours to.
STRESS for 4 month?! what about the stress your putting on the other employees that have too pick up your work load?!
wow! you get 4 months off for "stress" and i got 6 weeks off for having a child....isnt this a wonderful country we live in!!!
To that prat up there who told you to "stop being stupid and get back to work" what an idiot. My dad's been off aswell with the same thing and he's 61.. they are just working everyone to hard. It's not even his age thats the problem, even the people in their 30's are getting ill from it. If that doctor did something you think was innapropriate then make a complaint as that was completely innapropriate.
And by the way remember you will get allot of people on here who are the scum of the earth so don't listen to them =]
What a load of tossers answering your question.I bet you wished you hadnt posted now due to shite replys.I have depression of 12 years and lost my job due to ill health.Its true that people think we sponge the system but its a fact that stress is a killer;I wish you all the best with your health and hope for a speedy recovery.Dont listen to most on here.
I'm really sorry to hear that you are feeling so bad. Don't listen to the losers on here who have not got a clue what you are going through. Just remember this: Yes we all go through stresses and strains, it's a natural part of life to have ups and downs and we all have to cope with things that we don't know how we are going to get through, but everyone is different.
Stress has a bad effect on the body and before you know it, it comes out in physical symptoms. We can cope for so long, then your body goes into self protection mode. You begin to shut down emotionally and mentally and you end up so low you are unable to function.
You are right to be having CBT, but you need to mention the works doctor at your next session. Have you been given any medication by your doc? May be an idea even if for a little while to help you relax a bit.
Work cannot make you go back whilst you are being covered by sick lines. They know you are having CBT and should realise that making you go back too early will just ensure you are off again pretty soon.
I've been where you are babe, do it in your own time, for you.
I got better, then got a new job. I have never felt so good.
Take care and good luck xxx
You have missed work for 4 months due to stress?!?!?
Grow up and get back to your job woman.
If I was your boss I'd fire your ***.