Re: Just tired and depressed...

[Guest guest]

Debra, I am so sorry you are having such a tough time right now, however I have

to agree that you have to remove yourself from the stress. Whether it be

changing to a new home or going in and NOT discussing your life outside the

home. I have been in a position myself where there was a younger lady that would

stir up more stuff about me to other employees that it just made my life a

living hell, and I wasn't even ill. So, instead of discussing my life with her I

went in did my job and went home. Keep in mind this was a dispatching job, so we

had to sit in a small room together for 8 hours. Pull yourself away from talking

about anything other than your job. Now with that being said, this person will

probably say other things, like you are being a snob because you will not

discuss anything other than work. BUT!!! It's for your health and wellbeing! You

can't continue to allow these things to bother you. I hope you will atleast find

comfort here and know

that we are all here to listen anytime you need to vent.

Debra Bunt

[Guest guest]

Dear Debra,

I'm so sorry you feel so badly, honey, I do know how you feel. Sometimes it is

just too much...don't ask me what " it " is but maybe the combo of everything you

said. Gotta hang in there...you take care. I cannot imagine having this working

and having kids as well. I get tired just thinking about it!!!

Love and hugs,

Just tired and depressed...

I am just letting everything get to me so much lately. I guess it is going to

be my time of the month or something. I am just down. So down about this disease

and the disbelief of so many. (however, I have mostly people in my life that do

believe me... I am thankful for that). But I am even more upset about the

overall view of fibro and the lack of support that many of you have. And the

lack of belief from you doctors, families, and " friends " .

I am also very angry with the co-worker who thinks I am full of crap. She does

not have to say it, I know it. And on top of that, I strongly suspicion she made

a comment to one of our residents that I am " always complaining of a headache or

a backache or something " . I am very ticked about that. It just goes to show that

she thinks I am full of it.

(by the way, this patient she told these things is very difficult and is in

his forties. He has lied about staff members, tries to manipulate us, tries to

instruct us on what to do with other residents and how to do OUR job and demands

things on purpose that he knows will make life harder on the staff. He is being

evicted from the home because he has caused so much trouble and refuses

treatment most of the time. Also he has not paid anything and the home has been

footing the bill because he has MONEY somewhere and is not eligible for any

federal funding). Now why would she talk about ME to him? What a " friend " .

I am just stressed. I love my job except for all the stressors of staff not

getting along and people who create chaos all the time.

I need to pull out of it. I am also so tired of never hardly seeing my

children. (of course, that will get better for a while when they are out for

summer vacation). I have to work 2pm to 10pm because I don't even think my body

would be able to handle getting up at 4:30 a.m. to go to work. Hell, it takes me

at least an hour and a half somedays before I can function after I wake up.

Well, what a downer letter I wrote. Had to vent.

love,

Debra V.

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