{"id":48463,"date":"2025-04-25T04:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/48463\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T04:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:41:13","slug":"mental-health-leave-from-work-and-how-to-approach-your-company-with-the-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/48463\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health leave from work and how to approach your company with the matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Carolina Lasso\u2019s first panic attack came at a company-wide meeting, right before her scheduled presentation. She had given many similar talks about her marketing team\u2019s accomplishments. When her name was called this time, she could not speak.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI felt a knot in my throat,\u201d she says. \u201cMy head, it felt like it was inside a bubble. I could not hear, I could not see, and it felt like an eternity. It was just a few seconds, but it was so profound, and in a way, earth-shattering to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Lasso was struggling after a cross-country move followed by a divorce. Her boss suggested mental health leave, a possibility she did not know existed.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">She worried whether taking time off would affect how her team viewed her or cost her a future promotion, but in the end she took it.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI\u2019m thankful for that opportunity to take the time to heal,\u201d Lasso, 43, says. \u201cMany people feel guilty when they take a leave of absence when it\u2019s mental-health-related \u2026 There is some extra weight that we carry on our shoulders, as if it had been our fault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"More US adults are recognising the importance of stepping back from work to deal with emotional burdens or psychological conditions. Photo: Eugene Lee\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/786f5f4c-5949-4101-864d-52e990d02959_ea8b1339.jpg\" title=\"More US adults are recognising the importance of stepping back from work to deal with emotional burdens or psychological conditions. Photo: Eugene Lee\"\/>More US adults are recognising the importance of stepping back from work to deal with emotional burdens or psychological conditions. Photo: Eugene Lee<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Despite a fear of repercussions, more adults in the United States are recognising that stepping back from work to deal with emotional burdens or psychological conditions that get in the way of their lives is a necessary choice. A growing number of employers are recognising it, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carolina Lasso\u2019s first panic attack came at a company-wide meeting, right before her scheduled presentation. 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