I had agreed to come into the office over the holiday period to cover for all the people that were at home with family etc. As it turned out, I was worn out from attending so many social functions and essentially missed showing up for work on a number of days without notifying any of the supervisors.
I was scared to death of the consequences of my actions and it took all my courage to drag myself into work on the Monday morning after the holiday. I haven't been directly addressed about it, other than some subtle hints in conversation with other staff. It appears that someone went into the payroll system and entered my missed days as legitimate holidays. I guess I picked a good time to be immature and irresponsible, there seemed to be some forgiveness given that not much was happening over the christmas period.
The success is that I could easily have skipped coming in on the monday and initiated a chain of fear that I couldn't overcome. By facing it ASAP, I got back into the rhythm of getting to work, regardless of what awaited me there. An important peice of healing because my disability was linked to not making it to work when I imagined it was going to be a tough day.
