Back to Work

Shamylb

Tomorrow will be my first day back to work after 3 months! I've never been sooo nervous. I have so much anxiety about facing everyone & even dealing with our customers. And I'm truly sad that my time home is over. My husband is really trying to be supportive & reassure me that I'll be fine...and deep down inside I know it's true. But I'm having such a hard time accepting that it's back to business as usual. I've had to face a lot of realizations in these last 3 months, but this feels like the grand finale.

shandorfml2

GL going back to work. I know just how hard it can be. I found the anxiety before going back was worse than the actual day.

JessicaG220

shandorfml2:

GL going back to work. I know just how hard it can be. I found the anxiety before going back was worse than the actual day.

Yup.  Same here.  I was so anxious about going back, but it really wasn't bad at all.  Everyone will be happy to see you and they'll be super supportive and understanding of your situation.  And if they aren't, then screw them!  Good luck, hun.  Somehow gettng back to "normal" makes life just a little easier.

OSUWifey09

***SIGGY WARNING***

 

 

My anxiety about going back was through the roof. The first week was really hard, but it definitely got easier once I got back into a routine. Considering the chaos that had been the six weeks before that, I really did need to get back onto a routine to feel like my life made sense - so, in that sense, it was nice to get back to work. 

I hope today goes OK as it can be. Sending positive vibes and hugs your way.

cawettig

First day was hard, I thought I was going to have an anxiety attack on the way in and I didn't sleep all night before from the anxiety. It wasn't so bad. Most people said hi, others just avoided me. Good luck tomorrow I hope it goes okay for you

tuscanbride2007

Good luck! I hope your first day back goes well. Remember to be gentle with yourself and if you need to get away and cry, then do it! People will understand.

((HUGS))

angelsnight

I'm so sorry, going back to work brought a LOT of anxiety for me too.  I even threw up the day before.

I won't lie, my first couple weeks back was really hard.  It wasn't so much when I was at work....once I was there it actually did me a lot of good to be back.  Nobody said anything bad, people kind of followed my lead and didn't say much about her, which made me sad but it was better than saying the wrong thing.  Though my close friends were very supportive and asked me about her which I appreciated.

But the hardest part for me was toward the end of the night, dreading going back, and in the morning.  Every morning I wanted to just go back to bed so badly and not deal with any of it.  For my first few days back, I even racked my brain trying to think of some way I could just quit my job, but that isn't an option for us.

I really hope you have an understanding boss who will allow you to take days here and there and call off when you need to.  I originally went back intending to work the full week but I realized that was silly, so on my first day back I left at noon, and then I scheduled a vacation day for that Friday.

But even then I called off once a week for the next several weeks.  In fact, I've been back to work for about 7 weeks now, and this past week was my first full 40 hour week.

Mornings aren't nearly as difficult anymore....there are still days where I wouldn't mind staying home, and some days are harder than others.  But after the first couple weeks I no longer feel that terrified desperation of wanting to stay home.  Being back has helped me, it is good to feel productive again, good to be with my friends.  When I was at home, most days I couldn't get up before noon, so being back on a schedule and being able to eat better (since I am not sleeping through breakfast) has helped me temendously.

Big big hugs to you, I hope your day goes well and that you're able to benefit from being back to work.

Dixon813

I hope going back to work went well for you.