STORY 2

My nightmare scenario started with me putting in a complaint at work against ‘bullying management’. As everyone knows who have tried to get justice, that goes down like a lead balloon and the abused never win a grievance hearing! Then a protracted Industrial Tribunal was launched by me for unfair dismissal (took 2 years).

A begrudgingly last minute settlement was agreed and then the NDA was levelled at me like an afterthought. It was Christmas and my already shattered nerves could take no more. There was no real support for me as people were already on leave (no encouragement for a solicitor/provided as I was a litigant in person) and Arbitration and Conciliation Advice Service didn’t make me aware of the gravity of the NDA.

To try and quantify the effect on my health doesn’t quite cut it. I will try and bullet-point a few things, as I am suffering from PTSD I could appear to be rambling on a bit which I wont apologise for as that’s one aspect of trauma.

I have had two major surgeries during the time period mentioned and one was that complex, that would have had catastrophic physical and mental trauma in it’s own right without the PTSD for the NDA.

I have recently been diagnosed with sleep apnea and now have a device for bed (CPAP) to go with my mouthguard for teeth grinding. I also have memory loss, tinnitus, brain fog, fibromyalgia and continence problems. Continual tears when thinking about working again. I have anxiety and stress all the time and to have to battle the system for benefit support, when too ill to work.

Some sparkle and joy has been taken out of my life. Freedom denied to shout from the rooftops of the NDA abuse.

I know my health will not greatly improve until I feel I am not silenced anymore, and we know while NDA’s are used as a weapon, mine and others injustices will go on. Seriously thinking of breaking mine so I can start to heal, as it’s unbearable and soul destroying.