Posted by Tabitha on January 2, 2003, at 16:23:44
In reply to Depressed, posted by Noa on January 2, 2003, at 13:09:31
Everyone needs to take a "mental health day" now and then to cope with job stress. (A former boss used to tell me that, and as far as I know she had no real mental health problems.) When I call in sick I just say I'm not feeling well today and never offer any explanation. People never ask for details. When I'm stressed to the limit it always seems better to take a day for recovery rather than going in and adding to the cycle with another stressful day when I'm not at my best. The only problem is I tend to berate myself for needing the time off. Silly isn't it?
As for trying to cope with resume and job hunt stuff, I'm in exactly the same place. Again, it's best to let yourself recover a bit before trying to tackle it. I have the hardest time taking that advice, but again and again I see that I make better decisions when I'm more balanced, and it's pointless to try to make big changes when depressed.
Just get your meds in order, and maybe get a little exercise, or wait it out, or do whatever it takes to recover before trying to tackle a jobhunt.
poster:Tabitha
thread:34382
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