Stirredawake
New Here
I am new to this forum and new to PTSD. I had a workplace related injury 10-19-2010. An incident that in my mind should have killed me and a co-worker. I've come to grips with reality that it was a freak accident and that it could have been another one of my employees that it happened to. Therapy has helped but I am still feeling empty inside. I haven't taken anything since nothing has been prescribed to me, but I am not sure I want to take pills either. I am considering medical marijuana. But being in the trucking field, thats a big NO NO. But so are pills used to treat anxiety and depression.
I am really wanting to get back to work, I am upper management in a trucking company. I perform many duties daily like routing trucks, loading trucks, wrenching on trucks, doing paperwork. delivering loads. etc etc. I get overwhelmed at work by the daily chores that are pushed on me, but I generally deal with it as it comes and go on with my day. Keeping work and home life seperate doesn't affect me.
The problem I am facing is that I really miss my work, and I am not being compensated the amount I would be earning as if I was at work regularly on the clock. Workers compensation is not worker friendly. If I go back to duties and find I cannot perform and I need to be off longer, I feel workers comp will not kick in and help me. What are my rights here?
I am really wanting to get back to work, I am upper management in a trucking company. I perform many duties daily like routing trucks, loading trucks, wrenching on trucks, doing paperwork. delivering loads. etc etc. I get overwhelmed at work by the daily chores that are pushed on me, but I generally deal with it as it comes and go on with my day. Keeping work and home life seperate doesn't affect me.
The problem I am facing is that I really miss my work, and I am not being compensated the amount I would be earning as if I was at work regularly on the clock. Workers compensation is not worker friendly. If I go back to duties and find I cannot perform and I need to be off longer, I feel workers comp will not kick in and help me. What are my rights here?
