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Ok... had a complete metldown last week... and i mean for the entire week... wandered around my apartment just short of screaming at the top of my lungs... this happens now and then... people/things/world/etc just get overwhelming and everything comes crashing down...

The problem is... I've a job... so I told them I was sick... which I guess is the truth in one way or another... but of course now they want a doctor's note stating I'm ok to come back to work... hahahahha... yea I can see this...

Hey doc..write me a note saying I'm ok to go back to work... doc: ahhh who are you and what did you have? me: Ahhh, nothing I just couldn't leave my apartment or talk to people for a week. But I'm better now.

hahahahaha


*bangs head against the wall*

*again*

Tell the doctor that you felt like you had the flu. That's not a lie. It's a selective presentation of the information. They don't really care as long as you bring them something.

Have you ever found yourself resisting getting sick to the point that you didn't know if you were sick or not? I have.

Grimfaire, I am so sorry. I have meltdowns too, but your week sounds nightmarish. I guess I've had parallel happenings. About explaining to your doctor....I do not know. I would hate to lie and say something like, "Oh, I had the flu." However, many doctor's are totally unfamiliar with meltdowns.

Most importantly, I hope you feel better soon. I imagine having an extended meltdown of that severity is very taxing on you, in every way. Are you feeling all right? Maybe your doctor could help you with that. Ideally, whatever precipitated your meltdown will go away forever!

The hard part is starting over after an episode. Hope you feel better soon though.

Welcome back,I wondered were you had gone.

If you have any relationship with a DR you can tell him that you have episodes of depression and a mild "paychotic break" that made you affraid to leave your house.Thiis is not only true...it's something that an average DR should know about,(Unlike AS,which still appears off most of their radar screens).You can also explain to him that you do not want your place of work to discriminate towards you by knowing about your "psychological issues" and would prefer that he tell him that you had the flu or food poisening from eating a chiken pot pie(Swansons is the brand this week (or some such).This should be reasonable.If you have the kind of problems expressing yourself in front of these kinds of people as I do....write it all out for him/her and hand it to him during the appointment.If he suggests that you see someone,agree,you can always cancel....but it might be interesting to talk to someone about stress.

The other idea is a little weirder.You can tell them that you didnt go to a DR because you are a Christian Scientist and just hired a Christian Science Practictioner to pray for you<----that's a real thing.I was raised in the religion and that's what my parents did whenever I was sick.However,if you are as bad a liar as I am,you will have to convince yourself that one of these stories is "sort of true" or self justify the lie as the cost of being an aspie in a world of prejudice,uninformed NT's.


Good luck.I hope you feel better soon.I've had weeks like that and many more that I made myself go to work,only to have meltdowns there...not fun either.

If you call it "depression", the doctor will understand.

I once got signed off for 2 months with it!

Thanks folks...


I appreciate the support now I just have to do something about it... not always my strong suit...


And Krek... yea... I sort of went inccomunicado for a week or so. Sorry 'bout that...




BTW: anyone else an old enough geek to understand my reasoning for following nearly every line with either a smiley or "..." A virtual cookie to anyone who gets it.