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[quote=Anonymous]I employed the motto "fake it til you make it" and tried to focus only on work while I was at work. I didn't socialize at the office and just kept my head down and got my work done. It actually felt empowering to have control over something in my life during that time and the distraction of work was usually welcome. There were some hard days where I gave myself 5-10 minutes to be sad or upset, and then I tried to refocus. For me, it was easier to allow myself to have those feelings rather than continuing to expend energy to push them down. I also had a few days where I literally felt I couldn't hold it together and I gave myself permission to call-in sick or take the afternoon off. I tried to take the long view (this too shall pass) and I just needed to be kind to myself and get through it as best I could. [/quote]
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