Getting help and having a job
Posted: March 8th, 2013, 2:18 am
I'm in the UK and have been (again) referred to the local Mental Health Authority by my Doctor. I've been through various counselling (mostly CBT based) before) and if I understand correctly this time I'm being referred for more psychiatric based treatment, including a full assessment that should (finally) tell me what's really wrong with me.
My big worry is that they give me appointments during working hours. Before I took this full time job I was freelance (and not earning enough!) but that gave me the freedom to go to appointment whenever I wanted. I had to give up my last counselling because I started a full time job in a different city (1 hour commute each way).
I've been here for less than 6 months now so still in that place where I can't ask for time off etc for fear of getting fired. I'm hoping I can convince my boss to let me work from home on my appointment days. I didn't mention my mental health issues when I interviewed or accepted the job (or I suspect I wouldn’t have got it) so I feel like I deceived them and am now taking advantage.
I know in the UK we're lucky to even have an NHS but how do people cope with fitting treatment around a job while? Any advice would be great.
My big worry is that they give me appointments during working hours. Before I took this full time job I was freelance (and not earning enough!) but that gave me the freedom to go to appointment whenever I wanted. I had to give up my last counselling because I started a full time job in a different city (1 hour commute each way).
I've been here for less than 6 months now so still in that place where I can't ask for time off etc for fear of getting fired. I'm hoping I can convince my boss to let me work from home on my appointment days. I didn't mention my mental health issues when I interviewed or accepted the job (or I suspect I wouldn’t have got it) so I feel like I deceived them and am now taking advantage.
I know in the UK we're lucky to even have an NHS but how do people cope with fitting treatment around a job while? Any advice would be great.