Wikipedia Article: Workplace Phobia

Wikipedia has an excellent article on Workplace Phobia. I could definitely relate to many of the examples given, such as:

- Avoidance behaviors develop.
- Avoidance can actually make the fear and anxiety more chronic (I stayed "retired" for several years because I couldn't even bear the thought of returning to a dysfunctional work environment.)
- I would avoid the areas of town associated with former workplaces. During Cognitive Behavior Therapy this year, I was finally able to stand across the street from a building where I used to work.
- Situational factors such as traumatic events in the workplace can precipitate workplace phobia (I had a number of events that fall into this category, including witnessing workplace violence, and the deaths of friends whom I worked with, including the suicide of a close co-worker.)
- Existing mental health concerns can morph into workplace phobia.
- Workplace phobia can result in early retirement. (That would be me, too!)

This article is one of the better ones I've seen on this subject.