Posted by Susan J on September 12, 2003, at 10:49:02
In reply to Re: Really Screwing Up At Work, posted by octopusprime on September 12, 2003, at 10:37:20
>> One of the main characters in the book says that most people are preoccupied by a problem that takes 70% of their brain energy. I highly doubt that you are that problem to your boss and coworkers; they are probably too preoccupied with their own work/home lives/other problems to notice.
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> At least that was my experience of working while depressed. I felt I got nothing done, but when evaluation time came along, I wound up being praised for the things I did do!
<<Hey, thanks. That's true. I'm insignificant really, in their world, until I cause problems. I just had a talk with my boss, who is very sympathetic. He asked how things were going, and I told him not well. Couldn't concentrate, etc. He told me he's had problems with depression, too (which I kind of guessed, since he doesn't seem to be the type of guy to be so sympathetic to this), and that he'd actually be institutionalized for it and on thorazine.Anyway, he told me to live in the "hear and now" because most people with depression are looking behind them at what they've done or looking ahead wondering if they'll ever be able to do anything else. They don't live in the present. I don't know how true that is for depressed people, but it's ALWAYS been true for me. So, since I like him so much, I'm really going to try and buckle down and do something.....he's giving me a chance, I really shouldn't screw it up. Screwed up head or not...
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> (I did work because eventually I got restless at my desk, and did some work out of sheer boredom!)
<<Hah. I would, too, out of being bored, but there's this little problem with having a great T1 line internet connection......
Thanks, though, for the kind words. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who's struggled with this....Susan
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