Posted by Susan J on December 17, 2003, at 12:03:15
In reply to Re: Screwing up at work » Susan J, posted by Penny on December 17, 2003, at 11:55:10
> Just wanted to say, Susan, that you're not the only one going through this type of thing.
<<I know. I was speaking to my mother last night about my troubles. She was surprisingly supportive. And she agrees with me that a person who hasn't been through depression or close to someone who's fought it just doesn't *get* it and how derailing it can be.So I still don't feel like I can tell my one boss that this is the reason for decreased work performance. And since at least 25% of the population has had major depression at one point or another, how do *we* cope at work?
And is it a death sentence to my career? I was never super-ambitious, but I did enjoy getting regular raises.....think I'll ever get back there?
Susan
>>I need to learn how to not have a flight response (as though this is a life and death situation) everytime my boss approaches me - not to minimize the seriousness of the situation, but to make it managable, b/c when I feel like this I get paralyzed, which makes it that much harder to get my work done.
<<Oh, God, that is *exactly* how I feel....and how can I explain the paralysis when it doesn't really even make sense to me? I can sit at my desk for a half hour knowing what I should do, and not knowing how to *start.*Ugh.
I hope things get easier for you, too. :-)
Susan
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