hi,
I would like to know others who are having OCD/ depression and who are doing full time jobs. I come from a asian country where there's not much understanding of the sickness and there are no support groups as such to turn to. I have had struggles while taking medication and doing a full time job, and would like to share my thoughts with others who feel the same.
One common problem I had while taking SSRI's is that I got tired towards the evening and I found that I could not do any work when I got home. But I had to relax and sleep. I couldn't go for parties or social gatherings in the evenings due to tiredness.
Sometimes I could not finish the work i set out to do and this put pressure on me to complete the tasks I had to do. I'm from a IT background and that requires me to work late sometimes. Are there any others from the IT background who face similar problems? If so how did you overcome your problems?
I learnt to deal with the situation by not having too many expectations of myself and accepting the fact that I could not be a "High flyer" until I recovered and by also trusting God to help me out in work.
Looking forward to some responses!!
God bless you,
I would like to know others who are having OCD/ depression and who are doing full time jobs. I come from a asian country where there's not much understanding of the sickness and there are no support groups as such to turn to. I have had struggles while taking medication and doing a full time job, and would like to share my thoughts with others who feel the same.
One common problem I had while taking SSRI's is that I got tired towards the evening and I found that I could not do any work when I got home. But I had to relax and sleep. I couldn't go for parties or social gatherings in the evenings due to tiredness.
Sometimes I could not finish the work i set out to do and this put pressure on me to complete the tasks I had to do. I'm from a IT background and that requires me to work late sometimes. Are there any others from the IT background who face similar problems? If so how did you overcome your problems?
I learnt to deal with the situation by not having too many expectations of myself and accepting the fact that I could not be a "High flyer" until I recovered and by also trusting God to help me out in work.
Looking forward to some responses!!
God bless you,
