I’ve been sick all week long.  It starts each morning with a slight headache and before I leave the house its come to full-on nausea.  I haven’t really eaten anything since Monday but crackers and a grilled cheese.  I’ve lost a few pounds and can’t focus on anything.

A few years ago I worked as a customer service representative for an Accidental Death Insurance company.  It was basically a scam that banks participate in to create yet another revenue stream.  I got yelled at all day long by people who finally noticed the quarterly charge on their bill or, worse, people who were depended on the policy to bury their loved one and we weren’t going to pay.

While I was working there I developed really bad stomach problems.  I wasn’t able to hold down anything, wasn’t sleeping and was always on the verge of cracking up completely.  I started going to the doctor on almost a weekly basis to have more tests, try difference medications and to answer another round of questions.  Finally a nurse asked me what I did for  living.  When I explained my job the doctor said: “Quit.  Quit your job.  It’s killing you.”

So I got fired a few days later, just before they were going to do some minor surgery to see what they could see, and the stomach problems cleared right up. 

I’m scared to death that I’m back in that situation.