Stress Center Peer Support

hi everyone... im in the session 3 of the program and it is helping me a lot but just recently... my MANAGER called me wanting me to report back to work... im an emergency room nurse and i just had this anxiety / panic attacks recently and im thinking of giving up my job already.... and she insisted on reporting to work tomorrow and talk to her about the situation.... she gave me a lot of words of encouragement and it made me cry bec she is really supportive...

hayzzzzz..... i just feel like i wanna work but my anxiety is making me feel like I CAN'T.

any suggestions?????

SESSION 3 IS ABOUT OVERTURNING NEGATIVE THINKING!!! I AM TOTALLY PANICKING RIGHT NOW AND I AM ON THE JOB DAILY. SHAKE YOURSELF OFF. GO INTO WORK AND TALK TO YOUR MANAGER !!! PEOPLE AT MY JOB THINK I'M NUTS BUT SAVABLE !!! YOU CAN DO IT !!! THIS NEGATIVE THINKING HAS TO STOP FOR YOU AND ME !!! BUT LIKE ALL THE OTHER SESSIONS, IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS !!!! LIKE WHEN I WALKED OUT OF MY JOB IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANIC ATTACK - 2 DAYS BEFORE SESSION 2 - WHEN SESSION 2 GOES OVER HOW TO DEAL WITH PANIC ATTACKS !!!!! I TOLD MY MANGER WHAT HAPPENED AND KEPT COMING IN TO WORK ! IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU AND HELP YOU, BE POSITIVE AND ... ACCEPT ... THEIR ... HELP .... PLEASE FOR ALL OF US. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER !

hi, thanksss for replying back to me your message is so comforting and it really helps me a lot btw, what kind of work do you do?

What exactly are you thinking when you think about going to work? Do you think you have to be a perfect nurse? Do you worry about doing something that will injure someone? How long have you been a nurse? What actually happens (note that I'm not asking about your feelings) when you go into work? In other words, is there any empirical evidence to support what you're worrying about, or are you just driving yourself nuts over probably nothing?

I agree that you should talk to your boss. You'd probably be surprised at the support you'd get if you just tell her what's going on. She may not have gone through anxiety, but she'll be able to give you accommodations only if she knows you need them.

hi... thanks for the message... well honestly... IM SCARED OF SEEING TRAUMATIC THINGS RIGHT NOW... maybe it's part of my condition of having PTSD... i can't handle seeing blood or organs or dead people right now because i feel like im going to go NUTS and crazy and i dont know......................................................

so yeah.... i love my boss soooo much bec she is soooooo supportive of me!

isabel001 wrote:IM SCARED OF SEEING TRAUMATIC THINGS RIGHT NOW... maybe it's part of my condition of having PTSD...

I'm no psychologist, but I would imagine this is the case. Are you seeing a counselor for the PTSD?

hi... im actually seeing a psychiatrist right now for my PTSD, and actually the medications are helping me a lot BUT THIS PROGRAM IS SO AWESOME. it's helping me BIG TIME.

isabel, you rock. hang it there gf.