Thank you all for your advice - greatly appreciated. It all makes sense, esp yours Afraser, as you've also worked long hours. I think you're right - I do need a counsellor who doesn't see me as a patient. Kezmusc, I'm an academic - I teach, research and do all the rest in the social sciences field. I would love to take the rest of the year off, but as usual have a big deadline in January. My GP also told me to go back to work to socialise etc - not realising I work from home a lot, and at this time of year, there's barely a colleague around anyway. I'll be working part-time during radiotherapy - doing 4 days, instead of my usual 6 or 7. I don't know what I want to do - am thinking about going to a consultancy, but don't want more long hours. Thanks everyone.
