We have a federal governess program to help with being threaten to lose your job while being out for a medical problem. Depression is a medical problem. I had to use FMLA for years before I retired. You can take up to 12 weeks off for FMLA. You can use it at one time or intermittently. I suggest the second for times when you just can' t see your way clear. Iv you lose the stress of being fired you may start to feel better. I am glad you called the hotline for help. Take care of you.

trayanne, Please don't give it to the lie that you are no good. The depression makes us feel hopeless and helpless. That gives us a very bad self esteem. I am a mother of 4 adult kids. I tried to raise them to be independent and strong. I hope to understand when they come up against something that is bigger than them and they stumble. A mother loves all the time. Not just when your kids are doing well. Was there something between you and your mom that made you feel like you were not strong enough for her? I think that your mother is watching you. I don't believe that it is with contempt. I believe that she definitely can see wholly what you are going through and I bet she is a your champion now. I hope that brings you comfort and peace. I agree that the med leave is something that you should check into . If it is not possible then maybe you can be hoest with your employer that will benefit both of you. I don't hide what is wrong anymore. I tell people that need to know that "I suffer from mental illness and I need you to help me work with that." I then will tell how I can manage to do what they expect from me. I find out if they will work with me and make good compromise so that I can understand what is expected and what I can do. zaza is right mental illness is just as serious or more so than any other medical conditions. I don't tell people anymore that I am depressed.. I am not depresion! That is not who I am! Employers are held to the same Disbilities Act for this as any other condition. God Bless you with courage and peace...

as someone who lost a parent I can assure that your mother is very proud of you. Getting on this site and writing what you did takes strength and effort and you showed that you are stronger than you think. I understand how hard it is trying to go to work when you feel as depressed at you do. It feels like an actual weight that you have to drag with you.
I would try to use today as a day to get help. I would try to get to the nearest emergency room and talk to somebody about getting some servious help. Your job will understand the seriousness of your problem if they have documentation that you have been to a hospital. Please try to get some profressional help for yourself as soon as possible.

Forced myself to tell the doctor. they didnt put me in the hospital becasue i was a little better after i talked. they gave me a note for work

You are at the point in your life that I was in last year. I ended up quiting my job (well many jobs) because of severe depression and eye pain and let me tell you it has been a struggle to scrap up the money to pay rent. I too went to urgent care and when I saw the doctor she said she couldn't do anything for me and that I would have to follow up with my PCP. I almost killed myself after that. I needed help immediately. I was bawling. The last thing you want to hear from someone when you're extremely depressed is that they can't help you. You're at a real breaking point I can tell. Don't tiptoe around. This is your life on the line. Go to the hospital and tell them you are feeling like committing suicide. They have to give you help.

Don't wait any longer to go to the hospital. It's going to be dreadful to face work and your coworkers again when you feel you haven't gotten any help. If you wait and then lose your job, you will look back and wonder why you didn't just force yourself to go to the hospital. After you go there, come back here and write us how it all went and what they did to help you!

Told my boss today ezactly what happened. She told me her heart was breaking that i was at this point and offered me time off. I am going to take off 2 days next week and clear my head