Hello
I'm struggling with bulimia since having my daughter 8 mths ago. I am back in work but need time out to get treatment and I am wondering if anyone here had to go on the sick and how long they took off so I have a guide line.
I understand we are all different and recover at different speeds.
I have had an eating disorder for the past 20 years I was OK when pregnant but it's back worse than ever before.
Hi, I’m currently getting treatment (atypical anorexia), have depression and anxiety. I lost my mum recently and my head and physical being just couldn’t cope with everything. I decided that work was the one stress I could step away from for now...a hard decision as I hadn’t had any sick days for over 20years! They don’t know about my eating disorder but with bereavement and suffering from fatigue due to another medical illness as the reasons I decided to speak to the Dr. I’ve been off for 3 months now. I am fortunate that I get full pay for 6 months...just don’t feel ready for work.
You need to check your contract/handbook for information about sick leave. If you aren’t fit to work for whatever reason then don’t. Your health and well-being is so important and if you don’t deal with you things will only get worse. There’s only so long you can paint a smile on things without breaking!
Sorry, not much help! You could also speak to someone in your HR department but they might mention it to your boss I guess. Good luck, I hope you get the support you need. Oh and the other really important thing to remember, taking time out to focus on you doesn’t mean you’re a failure...it means you’re strong...that’s what the psychologist and Dr tell me anyway!
Take care
Hi, please take some time off not just for your sake but your daughters too, I’ve had just over year off and starting a phased return soon as Im getting inpatient care but due for discharge soon. My boss has been great which suprised me, so glad I was open and honest with him, good luck with recovery, you will beat this and get life under country x
Thank you for sharing this with me I am meeting my boss tomorrow I wasn't going to disclose my problem but feel I need to for her to fully understand. It's really stressing me out going into work I have just been on a secondment which ended and I'm inbetween job roles I feel I'm am going to have to rush back before they can move staff into other departments but I guess my health comes firest obviously I don't need to do thus for my daughter but this illness also tells you it's not that bad when your getting help.
I wish you luck on leaving treatment and going back to work it all sounds sensible.
I haven't even got a diet sheet to stick to or a plan so I guess I need plenty of time x
Update I am now off work my sick note could erstwhile me for 4 weeks and my appointment at the hospital is in 3 1/2 weeks so will be signed off again for 4 weeks after that with being reviewed.
I am so relieved I can get the help I need now x
hiya, i just wanted to check now how you are doing?? i hope you made a full recovery x
