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gemmaS6988

Hi I have been on sick leave from work since October suffering from stress and anxiety. I just feel I can't go back there between not being happy in the work place and too much happening in my personal life has left me feeling very anxious stressed mixed emotions and feeling very inconfident. I been sending in my certs but it's not enough they keep ringing me and sending letters wanting to know when I am coming back I just don't know what to tell them it's hard enough talking about it let alone telling them I'm not ready and on top of that. i recently found out that I am pregnant which I am delighted about but I'm just so afraid to tell work that one I'm not ready nor do I know do I want to go bk there and two that I'm pregnant, is there any way I can hand my notice and still have some bit of a Income coming in and that way I can focus on getting my mental health bk to normal and enjoy my pregnancy.

sam34

Gemma, please stop posting the same thread repeatedly- I've deleted 4 duplicate threads. Posters will answer on the original thread.

gemmaS6988

sam34 wrote: »

Gemma, please stop posting the same thread repeatedly- I've deleted 4 duplicate threads. Posters will answer on the original thread.

Sorry Sam my internet went mad it kept saying failed then went up as four separate ones then disappeared so renewed it again and then I didn't know how to delete it sorry again for the trouble I might have caused :-(

Stheno

I guess you could resign and apply for illness benefit?

gemmaS6988

Stheno wrote: »

I guess you could resign and apply for illness benefit?

Can I do that I don't know I feel guilty enough as it is as I have never had to claim always was a hard working girl and now this has happened to me

gemmaS6988

Stheno wrote: »

I guess you could resign and apply for illness benefit?

Can I do that I don't know I feel guilty enough as it is as I have never had to claim always was a hard working girl and now this has happened to me

gemmaS6988

Stheno wrote: »

I guess you could resign and apply for illness benefit?

Can I do that I don't know I feel guilty enough as it is as I have never had to claim always was a hard working girl and now this has happened to me

johnny osbourne

gemmaS6988 wrote: »

Can I do that I don't know I feel guilty enough as it is as I have never had to claim always was a hard working girl and now this has happened to me

ya Gemma we all have that weird feeling when we have to take back from the "economy", but u can't be responsibil for coruuprt country, nor can most of us,


i can't tell u what support network is there but it is there, in irelamd,

mind yourself and take care

i went through a similar situation but out in germany and i was the papa but i understand the stress ur feeling.


J

gemmaS6988

Thanks for taking the time to answer my post

johnny osbourne wrote: »

ya Gemma we all have that weird feeling when we have to take back from the "economy", but u can't be responsibil for coruuprt country, nor can most of us,


i can't tell u what support network is there but it is there, in irelamd,

mind yourself and take care

i went through a similar situation but out in germany and i was the papa but i understand the stress ur feeling.


J

sillysocks

One thing it might be worth also looking at before going down the illness benefit road is your maternity benefit and the eligibility for that. I don't know the ins and outs but just something to be mindful of, last thing you want is for baby to be born and to be left with no income then.