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Originally Posted by andyl
Didn't think you were being callous Punk. I still don't think it's that easy to fake because depression/anxiety brings with it physical manifestations. Trust me, I looked like a bag of sh*te when I first went to the docs because I hadn't slep or eaten properly for days.
As for people bunking off work, well if that's true, then it may be pertinent to ask why.
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I agree with the symptoms being physically seen in many cases, I break out in psoriasis very badly. I was absolutely covered from head to toe, and didn't realise that it was stress related. My current boss has also developed the same condition since we have had a new director in charge of our division!
I have suffered again since late last year, the counselling sessions are fairly useless. I have however been able to taken a different approach this time and tackled the source of my stress head on, I retreated into a depressed state and let things go on around me that were stressing me. I had a change of direction a few weeks ago and came out fighting, I have now caused the people giving me stress more trouble than they can handle. I can now see they are showing some of the same early symptoms I have suffered myself and I must admit in a callous sort of way I'm enjoying the payback.
I have decided that I will not take a back seat and let others take over, I gave them enough freedom to make a complete hash of things, and now I'm rubbing their nose in it.
I don't tend to get stressed by the pressure of work, I seem to get stressed by the frustration caused by others. I am fairly down to earth and honest about my capabilities, but I am taking great delight in turning it around and smashing these bulls****ers into the ground.
I suppose the counsilling sessions have made me channel my aggression back at the cause.
