There are spiral church towers; spiraling stair cases; spiraling lives — often, and seemingly, out of control.
Anxiety is often described as spiraling upward and out of control; depression, downward, with loss of objectivity. “Control”, of course, is the preferred and accepted normative structure in daily living, and to be “out-of-control” means that we are unable to keep our fears in check, our anxieties within restrictive limits, and our depressive symptoms within reasonable boundaries.
The way in which we live — of the demands of work, obligations of family, the emotional baggage we carry with us from childhood onwards — contributes greatly to the manner of our lives. The spiraling life — whether by choice or by habit — is too often the one we are left with.
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers who suffer from a medical condition such that the medical condition seems to be spiraling out of control, contact an OPM Disability Lawyer who specializes in Federal Disability Retirement Law and consider the option of filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire