Time off work - any advice?

[Ikaty]

Hello
I am Katy, I have been in decline for a long time after a car crash that has left me in chronic pain which has chip chip, chipped away at every single bit of my life until I could no longer cope with life and I have been recently - reffered through ocupational health at work and diagnosed with depression and anxiety and signed off work, I have been off now for about a month and I really, thought I would only need about a week or 2 and am pretty surprised and dissapointed with myself that I STILL don't feel ready to go back!!
I just don't know how I am going to get myself in a position to go back, I am not even sorted when I am at home I still feel a mess so how can I think about going back like this but then I think maybe going back would help me get better and I would not be such a mess??

aggggggg I am driving myself potty over it  - does anyone have any advice/experience? Did you have time off work? How long? And did it help going back?

I am a sales rep with a very demanding and very busy job. Maybe if I go back I will be able to get my act together but I don't want to crash again.

Help!

Thanks in advance

Katy x x

[Zaf]

I had several months off and I went back when my GP told me it was time I should, my employers let me ease back slowly and it was a lot less awful than I thought

Z xx

[behasty]

Hi,
I had the same problem recently I work for the army and I had the same issue after my first tour in Afghan.Life wasnt easy at all I nearly became an alcogolic but a friend of mine adviced me and pointed out a programme which really worked for me and I hope it will work for you as well, here is the link for the programme, http://077611m1hg3u6ye6fefnp7owec.hop.clickbank.net/

[darkangel1979]

I think im in a similar situation-im a chef but i left my last job as i felt sick on my way to work. was nervous, anxious and lost confidence in myself. Im hoping i can see my GP and get my head together asap (as i feel guilty for not being able to cope, which makes me feel worse)

hope all is well...

[Leo]

I've been off for nearly four months now. I know in myself I'm not ready to go back.

I think I'll know when the time is right.

[stewart]

Hi Katy, if you dont feel you are ready to go back to work, give yourself a little longet to recover. dont set a time frame for this.
if you force yourself back before you are ready, it could back fire on you