[Crimson]

I've called in sick when genuinely sick, and I lied about having a stomach bug when the truth was I was too miserable and depresssed to go in. Yes, I hate, hate hate calling in, whether I'm lying or telling the truth.

Exactly the same here. But I've had extreme difficulty with calling up at all. I hate talking on the phone generally, but having to give bad excuses is terrible. More often than not I've just stayed away. Which has led me into a lot of trouble. I could never get myself to say that I was too anxious and depressed to leave my house, so it's been one lame excuse after another. They probably all thought I was just a lazy bum or on drugs.