Posted by CarolAnn on June 19, 2000, at 11:46:50
In reply to Calling in sick GUILT, posted by Kerry on June 19, 2000, at 11:05:42
Kerry, I'm a stay-at-home mom now, but years ago when I was single and worked full-time, I was the queen of calling in sick! I even got reprimanded for it once. But, I NEVER once felt guilty about it. Because, you are right, we are ill. It's true most people wouldn't except this as an excuse to miss work, but as far as I was concerned, as long as I didn't get fired, it was nobody's business what I was sick from when I called in.
I heard an interesting talk on illness once. The doctor asked what is disease? Then he broke it down: dis - ease, and the prefix 'dis' has the basic meaning of 'not' or 'not at'. So, illness is actually a state of 'not' being 'at ease' in some way. This is a particularly comforting concept to me. Rather then the negative sounding, "disease" of the mind(depression)I think of it as 'not' being 'at ease' in my mind.
Sorry this got so long winded and confusing, but hopefully you get the basic idea! NO GUILT! We have enough going on in our heads without that. Take Care. CarolAnn
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