Posted by mellow on November 2, 2011, at 22:58:43
In reply to Medical Leave - Advice Needed, posted by kakalak on November 2, 2011, at 10:53:44
If your company has an employee assistance program I would start there. Sometimes they can do some of the foot work for you and start the process.
If not it may be worth it to take some time off unpaid even if you don't think you can afford it. Look at your bills on paper and see what is possible on the most frugal level. I don't know what your family's situation is but could you cut things like cable tv, sell a car etc? Could you possibly make it without your income/benefits? Your sanity is worth it!
It would be better to leave your job on good terms and just say that you want to be at home with your child so you could seal a good reference for when you want to enter the work force later on after you have healed emotionally. You have the perfect excuse to stay home right now being a new mother and I would do that before pushing hard for a paid leave and perhaps messing up your employment record if your employers aren't understanding. A few month of resting and bonding with your child could be exactly what you need.
Please don't think I am patronizing you. If this is totally not possible then you can ignore my advice. I'm just throwing out another alternative you may not have thought about. I wish you the best. I know the female hormone stuff is terrible after child birth. I hope you have some family support at home and find some peace in this really hard time.
mellow
Bipolar II
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