Posted in depression, feminism, tagged career, depression, feminism, perfectionism, work on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the things I’ve struggled with over the last few years is how my mental health has affected my career and vice versa. A large part of my identity has always been entwined with what I do and how well I do it, and it all started to unravel when I found myself deeply unhappy [...]
Posted in depression, tagged depression, health care services, meetings, work on April 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Shatterbox’s post about welfare services & meetings inspired me to write a bit about the numerous types of meetings I’ve had about my health in the last few years.
I’ve had to have meetings with GPs, Counsellors, CBT Therapists, Occupational Health Services, Line Managers, Section Managers, and Personnel Services. The anticipation of such meetings can make [...]
Posted in depression, tagged sexism, sport, work on April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I went on the second jog earlier. It went fine. My motivation is obviously still fairly high as I’m quite enjoying the exercise. And because I have to write about it. I couldn’t face going into the office today, though. My anxieties get really bad at work - when I get home in the afternoon [...]
Posted in government, incapacity benefit, news, tagged benefits, corruption, david freud, government, ignorance, incapacity, protest, uk, work on March 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Can you help challenge David Freud, the government special adviser who wants to create millionaires from your benefits? Benefits and Work believes [...]
