I have a panic disorder and ever since covid it’s brought about agoraphobic issues and now that there’s a push for us to all go back into the office, I’ve been asking if I can have some workplace adjustments (working from home) so that I can ease back into travelling and going back into the office slowly and gradually. 

She made a big deal over this and escalated it to workplace relations and in a meeting with me and my direct manager she asked me why I wasn’t taking medication, she commented that seeing a psych once every 3-4 weeks wasn’t enough and she said i should see a psychiatrist because they’re more knowledgeable and “better than a psychologist”. I’m not on a executive salary like her so I can’t afford to see a psychiatrist and I genuinely feel like i am recovering but the chat I had with her made me cry pretty badly and now i feel so shit about myself and my recovery. 

Am i wrong for feeling this way? Is my director toxic? Every time i interact with her my anxiety flares up, and for the past few weeks ever since that incident, I’ve been avoiding meetings with her. Atm I don’t even want to rock up to work because I don’t want to interact with her. 

What should I do?