Posted by susan C on May 22, 2002, at 14:40:29
In reply to Do I work or get treatment???, posted by Katt on May 22, 2002, at 13:44:44
Hi
You present a real de lima bean. Here are a number of questions, which you may take and see if they help.Do you have an advocate, someone you trust, on a day to day basis, to help you think through your health/work issues? For me it is my spouse. It could be a GP and or in the case of signing a business contract, an attorney. They are bound by confidentiality rules, so that is good. It is hard to find one who will be qualified and patience to listen. I sometimes write a letter to clarify my thoughts first.
The 'contract'. This can mean many things in regular language. In employment language, it usually means you are responsible for your own hours and getting the work done. When I read your description, I thought, hmmm, maybe you could schedule around your 'other' commitments and be able to do both?
It sounds like the clinic is in high demand and also has found what works. They may also have experience just in the delimea you are presenting. have you talked to the 'admissions' people? Sometimes talking to more than one person, to be sure you are getting all the information is good, like triangulating. And writing a letter for you and for the person you are seeing which contains your concerns.
One of the questions might be, I have this situation (as in your post above) what kind of support will you give me during this commitment of a year, to help me keep my job and continue treatment.
Now, just an aside from a mousey old mouse, I dont know all the details of your situation, i read your post and felt maybe some of the things i thought about might be of help. I can't tell you what to do. I can only share with you what I might do if I were in your situation. And, I know it would be hard. Like it would be hard for someone with two broken legs to drag themselves 5 miles.
I will be glad to talk over anything you would like. The combination of mental illess and work is a very hard combination.
mouse offering a paw
poster:susan C
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