Work fears

[GrayEm]

I am developing a really bad work phobia. It is particularly when I am in meetings at work. My worry is that I cannot concentrate and eventually I will be found out. I am on lots of nedication and doing CBT. I try to practice my CBT at work but still find it a real struggle. I amdont want to go off sick, but dont know how much more I can cope with it.

[Squidge]

I went through something like this I went to my doctor and then spoke to my boss to tell him what I was going through I am lucky that he was very understanding and we came to an agreement that I stayed but part time. I work alot better and have less pressure to deal with. I do have some bad days but alot less than what I was having. I hope you get things sorted x

[bonkerswoman]

I went through a patch when I felt like I was a fraud - I was fooling people into thinking I could do my job when really I couldn't. I kept expecting to be caught out. Now I look back, I realise I was obviously doing my job, simply because

[bonkerswoman]

sorry - hit wrong button - always doing it! ...simply because I was doing it. Try to remind yourself that you are doing something you have already done, and so you must be ok at it. x

[GrayEm]

Thanks for your comments. I have had two better days, lets hope this continues.

[tech]

Hi, I too have a work phobia. I sort of fell into my current job when my old job disappeared and at first it was OK. It wasn't something i'd trained for but i thought i was picking it up and doing well. Recently I had a really bad experience with one of our customers who complained about something i'd done that they weren't happy with, but which I didn't know how to fix. Someone else had to leave their work and come out and sort it for me. After this i have lost what little confidence I ever had. Now I feel terrible, sick every morning and just not wanting to get up - Even on my days off. I spoke to my doctor who told me to talk to my boss. So i did but unfortunately I cried all over him as well. They have been very good about my GAD and have let me do behind the scenes work while others go out on site and i'm hoping that someday i'll have to courage to face the users again. I've also discovered several of my colleagues have been through the same thing. Good Luck x