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Should I feel guilty, for not coping in a privilege position?

I am in a privilege position, I work in a really known well company.

I tell myself everyday how grateful I am, people would dream to work at my company.

However I am suffering from mental health issues anxiety, low confidence/poor self esteem.

I can't cope. There are people at work who can help with mental health issues but I'm worried everyone in my team will find out about it.

Because I'm in a privilege position, I think I'm just supposed to be "happy" all the time, have the stiff upper lip and get on with my job.

I am so grateful like I said before, I love my job, my colleagues are amazing.

But I'm really am struggling to cope. I was given contact details by my boss for a point of contact to seek help, guess I'm just expected to get on with things.

I've been to therapy at least 3 times now separately, I'm trying to pick up the things I've learnt from these sessions

Should I feel guilty, for not coping in a privilege position? Any advice
Original post by Anonymous
I am in a privilege position, I work in a really known well company.

I tell myself everyday how grateful I am, people would dream to work at my company.

However I am suffering from mental health issues anxiety, low confidence/poor self esteem.

I can't cope. There are people at work who can help with mental health issues but I'm worried everyone in my team will find out about it.

Because I'm in a privilege position, I think I'm just supposed to be "happy" all the time, have the stiff upper lip and get on with my job.

I am so grateful like I said before, I love my job, my colleagues are amazing.

But I'm really am struggling to cope. I was given contact details by my boss for a point of contact to seek help, guess I'm just expected to get on with things.

I've been to therapy at least 3 times now separately, I'm trying to pick up the things I've learnt from these sessions

Should I feel guilty, for not coping in a privilege position? Any advice


No need to feel guilty. Mental health is a problem you find everywhere in society. Just focus on getting better. Take the help you get and if you feel uncomfortable to seek help at work, get it privately.

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