Warning Signs That You Need Help
Absenteeism
- Unexplained or repeated absences or tardiness for court appearances, depositions, etc.
- Peculiar or improbable excuses for absences.
Confusion or difficulty concentration
- Difficulty in recalling instructions, details, etc.
- Increasing difficulty in handling complex assignments.
- Difficulty in recalling own mistakes.
- Work requires more effort than it should.
Spasmodic work patterns
- Alternative periods of high and low productivity.
Generally lowered job efficiency
- Missed deadlines.
- Mistakes due to inattention or poor judgment.
- Making bad decisions.
- Complaints from clients.
Improbable excuses for poor performance.
Poor interpersonal relationships
- Overreaction to real or imagined criticism.
- Wide swings in morale or mood.
- Unreasonable resentments or hostility.
- Excessive suspicion.
Physical problems/symptoms
- Complaints of fatigue.
- Back pains or other vague medical problems.
- Complaints of stomach problems or nausea.
- Repeated hospitalizations and/or accidents.
Observable physical signs such as bleary eyes, wobbly, shakes, flushed face, widely dilated or tightly constricted pupils, bloodshot eyes, staggering, blank look/expressionless, standing or sitting immobile (as if in a trance), hand or leg tremors, downcast or disheveled appearance, slurred speech, lethargy, restlessness/nervousness/anxiety, panic reaction, facial tic, excessive talking, disoriented thoughts ("word salad"), silence.