I used to work full time, but found it was way too stressful. I was leaving the house at 8am and getting back home around 7pm and that was five days a week. When I would have a week or two week holiday, I would come back feeling fantastic and everybody would say how great I looked, but as soon as I started back again I would dip back down and get really poorly again and start flaring up. I was constantly ringing in sick until I was totally exceeding my sick days, I was catching everything, and I even ended up with chicken pox. So in the end I spoke to my manager, and she suggested I work one day on and one day off, so now I work Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, and that works fantastically! I obviously don't earn the same amount of money, but on my days off if I feel well I sell things on eBay to try and make a bit of extra cash. The majority of my pay that decreased was mainly tax too! I wouldn't go back full time for anything. People suggest I do a lot of other things with my days off, but I stand my ground and spend the days relaxing and try not to feel guilty about it. Because if I started filling my days up, it wouldn't totally defeat the object of going part time! It's hard to stand your ground and try to explain to people that you need the extra time to rest, but just stick with it, and know that you know yourself best and you are saving your own health and your life! And don't feel guilty about it either. My manager also says if I need time to take a break and have a lie down that just let her know and I can take ten minutes out, I never do because I don't like to draw attention to myself, but it's nice that the option is there should I desperately need it. Another thing is I used to get exhausted at work after lunch, where if was sitting down behind a computer, but our job roles have changed a little where we are on our feet now instead and I don't get the same tiredness anymore, so another thing I think I've realised is to have a little walk or something after eating so you don't get that tiredness feeling. But part time work, is definitely the best thing I ever did for myself.