Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » fallsfall

Posted by Bob on May 9, 2003, at 12:14:11

In reply to Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Bob, posted by fallsfall on May 9, 2003, at 5:55:48

> Going back to work after 4 years was hard. I am a Software Engineer, so the technology passed me by when I was sick.
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> I did start volunteering maybe a year and a half before I went back to engineering. I volunteered in the Public Library and the Computer Lab in the Middle School. Eventually the library offered me a part time job as the Children's Librarian (talk about fun? They paid me to read picture books!). So over time, I went from 2 hours a week volunteering to 20 hours a week paid.
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> Then I did an extensive (and very successful) job hunt emphasizing the skills that I had that weren't out of date. I put the 4 years down as a medical disability on my resume. No one seemed to have a problem with it.
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> I worked there for 2 years, and then crashed again. I've been out 15 months so far. Writing this down for you reminds me that I shouldn't be so scared about going back to work - I did it once, and it really was OK.

I am very, very sorry you crashed again. That totally sucks. That's what I would be afraid of if I went back. It would be so difficult to get back into the swing of things, only to spiral down and have to bail.
How were you able to go back the first time? Did you find a good drug all of a sudden, or did you just start slowly responding to what you were doing?

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Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? denise528 5/8/03
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Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? fallsfall 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » fallsfall Bob 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? Katia 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Katia Bob 5/8/03
It was actually Giget who wrote the first one (nm) » Bob katia 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Bob fallsfall 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » fallsfall Bob 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Katia fallsfall 5/8/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Bob fallsfall 5/9/03
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Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » fallsfall Bob 5/9/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » fallsfall Katia 5/9/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Bob fallsfall 5/10/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » Katia fallsfall 5/10/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? jerrympls 5/10/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » jerrympls Katia 5/11/03
Re: How do you work, keep a job, with Depression? » fallsfall Katia 5/11/03
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