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XanaDUer2

(14,441 posts)
Sun May 2, 2021, 08:30 AM May 2021

Counting down to fmla. Scared

on June 1st, I'm going to request, with my doctor's help, FMLA. My job is making me miserable and stressed. I'm a supervisor and I'm worried ( I tend to take too much on myself and my SO tells me to worry about myself. I'm worried about my supervisee. However, my SO says that if I had serious non-mental health condition like cancer, I'd have. To take time off, too. And mental health is as serious as physical).

In no way am I saying I consider myself irreplaceable. I just worry about everything and have a very hard time having normal mentation about things. I have moments of fugue my doctor calls disassociation from time to time from anxiety.

So, this will be my third fmla. I'm scared to ask for third time. But I just have to gird my loins and do it. I hope to have some income with STD insurance, then employer-paid LTD insurance.

Taking this dive scares me sometimes. I'm conflicted, I'm worried. I feel like a loser sometimes. I get angry that I suffer from these illnesses. I'm mad at my employer for causing me ptsd That's another post. I'm scared of the unknown. Loss of income. Going to work.

Scared of everything.

Thanks for letting me vent.

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Counting down to fmla. Scared (Original Post) XanaDUer2 May 2021 OP
Fear only exasperates illness. pwb May 2021 #1
thank you for responding XanaDUer2 May 2021 #2
Best wishes! MLAA May 2021 #3
Thank you? Nt XanaDUer2 May 2021 #5
Oh I meant it as I hope things go really well for you and the steps you are taking MLAA May 2021 #7
No worries. I didn't take it that way XanaDUer2 May 2021 #8
All I can offer is hugs, and vibes for your well-being. Hope the fmla helps. niyad May 2021 #4
thanks it's going to take all my courage to go in and ask 3rd time nt XanaDUer2 May 2021 #6
I'm So Sorry DarthDem May 2021 #9
thank you XanaDUer2 May 2021 #10
I think everyone does. DarthDem May 2021 #11

pwb

(12,205 posts)
1. Fear only exasperates illness.
Sun May 2, 2021, 08:42 AM
May 2021

I would work on your fear of everything. Fear takes from your life. Maybe give up the supervisor job?

XanaDUer2

(14,441 posts)
2. thank you for responding
Sun May 2, 2021, 08:53 AM
May 2021

yes that would help, I've addressed it and no. It was foisted on me; I didn't seek it out. I'm having psychotherapy. I felt 100 percent better after the first 2 fmla absences.

MLAA

(18,659 posts)
7. Oh I meant it as I hope things go really well for you and the steps you are taking
Sun May 2, 2021, 09:18 AM
May 2021

help you feel better. I sure didn’t mean to be flip. 💖

DarthDem

(5,368 posts)
9. I'm So Sorry
Sun May 2, 2021, 12:35 PM
May 2021

I bet you're stronger than you think. Confronting this head on by taking time for yourself proves it. Good luck to you!

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