Posted by tina on May 8, 2000, at 19:57:07
In reply to Re: Work issues?, posted by Rebecca on May 8, 2000, at 19:21:30
Well, ya'll know I can relate. I actually lost my job because I was off so much. My little miniscule pearl of wisdom for you is---If you can trust and respect your supervisor and he/she trusts and respects you then I don't see a problem with telling him/her. If you don't feel that way maybe you really aren't ready for the extra stress. Could you maybe be sabotaging yourself because deep down your confidence is a little shaky due to your depression(theoretically)? No offence intended, I just have a little experience with sabotaging my position because of low self-esteem but that's a childhood issue that I won't go into here. Just a thought. Don't hate me for it.
> I'm nervous about telling my supervisor because I'm getting to the point where I've been there long enough that I want to and am taking on more responsibility. I don't want to lose that.
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> So far people seem to think I'm doing a very good job, so I don't want to bring up issues that don't really exist. On the other hand, every time I think I'm getting to a nice and stable state something happens to bring that in doubt. If it were anything other than mental health, I think I'd feel comfortable saying "hey, medical things are going on, I might not be totally with it periodically."
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> Is it better to at least make my supervisor aware that there may be bigger problems at some point, or just deal with that if/when it happens?
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