01	PAR:	I found the more that we went into the pandemic, the more I was starting to
02		feel anxious. I was anxious about other people’s behaviors and how that
03		inflicted upon me and my family. I worried about how people in the general
04		public felt that I was as a ((job title)) and my people and so many people were
05		dying. What did people think about our skills and things? And I sort of felt
06		embarrassed because I had to say no.
07		((one line of identifying information removed))
07		But I felt anxious. I felt tearful. I felt withdrawn and just low in mood
08		((11 lines of talk about support from colleagues removed))
09	INT:	Have you found that now that you’re sort of coming out of the pandemic,
10		your mental health in relation to your work is starting to get better?
11	PAR:	Absolutely. So when I was on the antidepressants, it gave me time to
12		reevaluate things. And as we started to come out through the other side and
13		things started to open again, I decided that at my age that I’m heading nearer
14		towards retirement than I’m not. And I had the opportunity to change, to not
15		just do a job that I love anyway, but to really do something that I enjoy
16		within that job, if that makes sense.
17		And it just gave me a chance to reevaluate my life. And I decided to go part
18		time, a different role within the organization.
19		And as things started to improve and open up as a society,
20		I was able to get out and about more, and I just felt much better for it.