Posted by mair on February 1, 2007, at 17:04:31
In reply to Re: I took the job » Kath, posted by wishingstar on February 1, 2007, at 14:53:51
Congrats WS
I'm someone who has stubbornly worked (or at least went to work) through some very low periods. I know how hard it is to get the whole job thing right, particularly since my job is the source of most of my major depression triggers. Working has always been pretty much of a financial necessity so thinking about quitting is something of an indulgence. However, even if I didn't have to work, I think it would have been better for me to work particularly when I was at my depressed-worst. When I'm feeling stronger, I can think of all kinds of worthwhile and enjoyable things I could be doing if I wasn't working. When I'm deeply depressed, the only alternative to work is sitting around my house obsessing about how depressed I am. This is an unappealing prospect and probably for me, pretty dangerous too. No matter how tough it is to work when you're really depressed and how easily overwelmed you can become, sometimes all those work pressures divert you from thinking all those worst depressive thoughts. That's not such a bad thing.
mair
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