Chris Donnelly

Chris Donnelly

1039 Princess Avenue
Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4E2
Chris.donnelly@servicecanada.gc.ca
204-520-0210

Group and Level:

PM-02

Branch:

Integrity Services Branch (ISB)

Work Environment:

Providing Services to Public (e.g., Call Centre, Front Line)

Language:

English

Preferred method of Communication:

Lync, Email, Telephone

Peer Supporter Identifies As:

• Man

Areas of Life Experience In Dealing With:

• Conflicts at home or with other employees
• Depression / Mental health difficulties
• Stress / burnout

Brief Description of Life Experience related to Mental Health:

I have worked in Employment Insurance Investigations (Integrity) since 2003, 8 years as a Team Leader. I have always been an active person. I entered hospital for an extremely minor day surgery and ended up going into cardiac arrest where my heart stopped for almost two minutes. I attempted to go back to work after my scheduled two weeks off and found I was prone to panic attacks. At the time, I was in, what I found to be, a stressful supervisory role and wonder if this could have been a factor in the development of my heart condition? During that period I was getting migraines every two months or so and having trouble sleeping at night. With the support of everyone around me, I took about two months off. I utilized EAP and received counselling and returned to work. I did accept a demotion but I am in a much better place now.