Well, I went back to work for what was to be just a couple of hours but turned out to be 5 hours. Actually it was like I had never been gone, except the depression was diminished. No one made a fuss and I just stepped into my usual position of getting to the root of some problems and setting info-gathering into place so I could explain it to the guys. (I am a lone female working with five men.) I probably won't go back on Tuesday as I have a Doctor Appoint in the city. Anyway, I hope that I can keep up the positive attitude. However, I will take heed from Wildcat's note and go back at my pace, not too fast. I certainly do not know how healed I am at this point. But I think I made a good beginning, right?
. I do not know if me experience might be of some help. ? The first thing I had to learn is that depression, anxiety, and mania all take a physical toll on the brain and body like when I broke my ankle (another sick leave disaster 
). So my sick leaves were valid and merited ALL of the time and each time. I needed to heal. I need the time to adjust to a new way of functioning - a new emotional stability. 
