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Okay so I know I'm not the only one who has been late to or missed work because of anxiety and/or depression, and usually I will just say "I'm sick." That prompted me to wonder what would we say if we actually told our bosses the truth?

1. "I can't come in today because I feel like I'm having a ...

Just thought of this and thought it may make someone smile :)


Dear old Rose,
Had OCD.
So she collected soup cans,
Three by three.
Each day she added,
Even three more.
Til she had bought out all,
From the grocery store.
The neighborhood asked,
"Why always three?"
"Because," Rose said,
"I'm OCD ...

Hi all,

I've been on Pristiq for about 18 days now and was wondering if anyone else is on it? My Doc said it may take 5 weeks to know if it's helping or not, but my depression is kicking in strong and I feel so frustrated having to wait. Also the fact that I've been battling this for 11 years and ...

A few weeks ago a coworker yelled in my face/accused me of things I did not do, and I was caught so off guard that I completely froze and did not say anything back, and actually cried afterward. I was so disappointed in myself for not standing up to him and I kept replaying that scene in my head ...

Hi all,

Well I am in desperate needs of prayer/comfort. I was traveling for my summer job when I got sick. Due to long work hours. I have still been sick for 3 weeks and it's only gotten worse in that time. I started on antibiotics Friday, but due to my schedule/stress/etc I also stopped taking my ...

August 2008, I started Lexapro. It was helping for a while until December, then I started feeling like my old self in a bad way (aka Depression hit big time). I tried switching to Zoloft, but it's not helping at all. I feel like I was making a lot of progress and now I've just taken huge steps ...

Hi all,

Well I'm stuck with a huge decision and I am the type who debates within myself about what to have for dinner for hours at a time, so I figured I would post on here. Basically, I have the opportunity to study abroad this summer for 6 weeks and I have never been overseas and never even ...

I'm so beyond frustrated and just need a place to vent. I woke up feeling a bit off today, then as I got closer to leaving work was feeling progressively more tired and my stomach was feeling more upset. This progressed into have constant mild and irritating pain with nausea, and feeling like I did ...

This summer, my depression was so bad that I could barely do anything and would often get into crying spells for hours. I was breaking down at work on breaks and at home quite often. I got on Lexapro at the end of August and upped it to 10mg and was feeling better for a bit but this past week my ...

Hi all,

I've been on Lex for 2 months now and have started noticing these past few weeks that it's been tremendously hard for me to focus on things...conversations, school work, work work, etc. Anyone else have this problem?