So….I unofficially put in for a mental health leave of absence today. My boss is going to talk to HR to see what I need to do. Planning it for October 1-November 1.
My boss is pretty supportive of it which is nice. Takes that much more stress off me for even thinking about going out on leave. I ended up telling her last week about my anxiety attack at the school in front of parents. I forget if I wrote about it here. How I was blindsided by the dad showing up when he wasn’t mentioned anywhere in the referral or by mom, that their tones were the main trigger followed up by my fear of men, and how I had a complete meltdown in the car afterwards.
She said I need to care for myself first before I can care about others, especially at work. She didn’t even bat an eye when I mentioned possibly going on a leave. Immediately, she said “Yes, if that will help you, yes” She’s gonna take over my cases and territory until I’m back.
I’m really thankful I have such an amazing boss.
