Posted by PCB on August 21, 2019, at 20:26:47
In reply to Re: Quit Work and Go on Disability » PCB, posted by linkadge on August 21, 2019, at 12:27:30
Leave of absence is a great idea. Sorry, one other thing. I think I have mentioned it before. Of my entire family, seems my young brother and Father have done the best. Once the depression started in both of them, they pulled back from the stress of life and eventually improved. Both drastically reduced their work schedule to one or two days a week and resigned themselves to financially strick life. My brother alternates stress free retail jobs for a few months with unemployment.
I spent the entire researching antidepressants and catching up on work from the week before. I was miserable. My brother called me and left a message saying, "I know you haven't been feeling well, but you have to work at it." He is on no medications now and ended up running a famous 5K round race and attending a free movie on the beach this weekend. He was happy. I am starting to think he did the right think by sacrificing a traditional career to maintain his mental health.
One of my favorite books is Why Zebra's Don't Get Ulcers but Robert Saplosky. He is a famous Physiologist whom states stress is the cause of many modern diseases. He admits that he has Crohn's Disease which only flare during stress. Zebras don't get stressed; because they do not have credit card bills, mortgages, stressful work, marriages, terrorism. They just need to eat and avoid lions.
I really love your idea about a leave of absence. I might really be good for me and go a volunteer at church. I worked for my brother, father, my best friend's sister. Might be good to get away from the hate at work.
Thanks Linkage. Your the Best
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