Psychiatric hospital and work

[Racon]

For those of you that have been voluntarily or involuntarily admitted as a patient to a psychiatric ward for a number of weeks, did you inform your workplace of this? Did you tell them exactly what happened or come up with some big lie e.g admitted to a regular hospital for physical problems?

 

[Sinkinshyp]

For those of you that have been voluntarily or involuntarily admitted as a patient to a psychiatric ward for a number of weeks, did you inform your workplace of this? Did you tell them exactly what happened or come up with some big lie e.g admitted to a regular hospital for physical problems?

you probably could get away with telling them you are being hospitalized for an undetermined about of time. If your job relies on you to say life heavy objects they may ask if it will prevent you from being able to perform your duties upon return.

 

[Anonymoussn]

For those of you that have been voluntarily or involuntarily admitted as a patient to a psychiatric ward for a number of weeks, did you inform your workplace of this? Did you tell them exactly what happened or come up with some big lie e.g admitted to a regular hospital for physical problems?

I don't know what country you're in, but I think in most western countries it would be difficult for them to get rid of you based on being admitted to a psychiatric ward, unless you work with vulnerable people, or could no longer carry out your job afterwards.

I appreciate that this may not be your only concern, and that you may be worried it might affect their opinion of you - and I can't say whether or not that will happen, as is the stigma around mental health.

I would encourage you to at the very least seek psychiatric help if you're at the point where you are going to CTB otherwise though, if you think that psychiatric help might actually be of benefit to you. If you're going to CTB anyway, who cares if you lose your job!?

 

[Racon]

It's mostly a problem of privacy and presenting a sick note. I'd like to keep to myself even in death.

 

[Anonymoussn]

It's mostly a problem of privacy and presenting a sick note. I'd like to keep to myself even in death.

Have you had time off for a week or more before? I've been in places where they would ask for a sick note, and places where they wouldn't bother. If you're a trusted employee who hasn't had much time off sick, and your employer is cool like that maybe theyll just take your word for it.

 

[Racon]

No I'd need a sick note if I were missing for a week or two. I think I'd just need a very convincing fake illness. Maybe my doctor can come up with something believable.

 

[Anonymoussn]

No I'd need a sick note if I were missing for a week or two. I think I'd just need a very convincing fake illness. Maybe my doctor can come up with something believable.

I got a doctors note for a week off for tonsillitis once using an online doctor where you just have a video chat. I think you could potentially fake something like that and get a doctors note on the back of an online appointment. They cant really look at your tonsils via video chat, so think that would be a good one. you'd have a tough time getting one for more than a week that way though