Can relate to your experiences with work. I'll just talk about you taking time off.
I'm guessing you're in Croatia and I'm not familiar with how things work there but I'd advise being honest with your reasons for not being able to work. Don't make up excuses. Tell them.
The reason is that the EU has disability discrimination laws that cover mental health problems. I know having laws doesn't mean shit if your employer is a prick and your legal system is corrupt or expensive or just shit, but in my experience I felt worse having to keep convering it up because I was embarrassed or hated myself for it. It's freeing to know you've told the truth so you're in the right.
Tell them and keep a diary of what you said and what they said. The dates and times. Explain your problems, explain your fears and explain that those fears are exacerbating your mental health issues and that you can't function well enough under all this stress to be able to work.
If you lie about it they'll claim they didn't know about your issues. Make notes of it so you can confidently back up your version of it. Do it by email as much as you can do you have a record of it. If they phone send a confirmation email afterwards, thanking then for their time and confirming what was said on the call.
One last piece of advice. I was in a very similar place a couple of years ago. Leaving the place and everything that was making life shit for me was the best thing I did. Although it didnt make life easier at the time, it started a process of healing that I can appreciate 2 years later. Starting was making me worse.
Good luck
I'm guessing you're in Croatia and I'm not familiar with how things work there but I'd advise being honest with your reasons for not being able to work. Don't make up excuses. Tell them.
The reason is that the EU has disability discrimination laws that cover mental health problems. I know having laws doesn't mean shit if your employer is a prick and your legal system is corrupt or expensive or just shit, but in my experience I felt worse having to keep convering it up because I was embarrassed or hated myself for it. It's freeing to know you've told the truth so you're in the right.
Tell them and keep a diary of what you said and what they said. The dates and times. Explain your problems, explain your fears and explain that those fears are exacerbating your mental health issues and that you can't function well enough under all this stress to be able to work.
If you lie about it they'll claim they didn't know about your issues. Make notes of it so you can confidently back up your version of it. Do it by email as much as you can do you have a record of it. If they phone send a confirmation email afterwards, thanking then for their time and confirming what was said on the call.
One last piece of advice. I was in a very similar place a couple of years ago. Leaving the place and everything that was making life shit for me was the best thing I did. Although it didnt make life easier at the time, it started a process of healing that I can appreciate 2 years later. Starting was making me worse.
Good luck
