Signed off work

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I have been signed off for 2 weeks with depression , anxiety and OCD been pout on citolpram and just wanted to know if normal to feel guilty about being off work even though I know it's for best but have all these thoughts of letting my wife and kids down and feeling such a letdown sad

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    Your illness is just like any other, keep that in mind. Do you feel guilty when you stay at home because of a flu? This is pretty much the same, you're doing the right thing. This can happen to anyone and is beyond your control, don't you think?

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