How to stop work

[insidemyhead]

Its only voluntary.. but you know where ever you are committed to working there will be questions. I am becoming quite unwell at present and im being told I need to cut down at one place and postpone my work at another (which I only just started) Im not being payed so there isnt that sort of problem. With the one I need to postpone I will just email the co-ordinator (I really cannot cope with that Job at present it made me very poorly after work, but I know once well i'd enjoy it) I can tell her a crisis has arised and I need some time but will continue once able to do so (they have to complete my crb anyway so it shouldnt be a problem). The other one is my problem.. I work in a charity shop I'm a complete lie there as I know many of us are when we're in such a environment, masks and lies. I want to cut down to one day a week, but in their eyes im a healthy 19 year old who probably goes out and has a laugh all the time, not at all complete opposite. I know if I said 'im sorry I need to cut down to one day a week' It would be, why? why? why? why? I can't just say 'well I have severe mental health problems which none of you know about and at present im having to work to avoid being placed in hospital' so I really just don't know, what to say.. It can't be family as they'd want to pull it apart.. they'll pull everything apart, so this is why im stuck

I hope this is ok and you understand where I may be coming from. I thought here would be most appropriote. Hope you are all well, thanks! x

[Gone.]

I wouldn't imagine that they'd pressurise you into telling them things too much. Perhaps you could say that you have too much on or for personal reasons. You don't have to be completely open about everything that is going on for you. I know that I stopped something voluntary because I said I had too much on and no questions were asked. Often, we think that people are going to ask us things that they don't end up doing so.

[NoAngel]

Can you write a letter just mentioning that you're 'unwell' without going into details, i doubt very much they would question it too much

[Ballerina123]

I would say that a member of my family is very unwell and I need to spend more time helping them. If they ask more just say you find it too hard to talk about. People are unlikely to question beyond this point.

You do not have to tell them you are ill. It is none of their business.

I would not normally condone lying but since it is a voluntary organisation the only people you are obliged to be truthful to is occupational health and they are not allowed to tell your boss or colleagues. Unless you work in a hospital, or even if you did, I doubt that you would be sent to occy health for postponing a voluntary position.
Don't worry you will be fine.