SUBREDDIT: r/needadvice
TITLE: Would you continue to do your job if you were starving?
POST: I have been seeing a counsellor for several months. My employer will not pay for a psychiatrist or a psychologist. I am at a point that I feel I am no longer productive in my current job, and if I continue to work, I would be unintentionally counter productive for our clients, my co-workers, and my managers.

My counsellor asked if I would do my job to keep from starving. I now realize the question is really no different from "Would you do your job if there was a whip to your back or if your employer was threatening your life or the life of a loved one?" This hypothetical changes me from employee to slave. 

At the time I interpreted it more as a question about whether I felt I could still do my job. My response was yes but I could not align my response with my feelings about work. My answer is still yes, but my justification is different. The rest of our session was more about making sure I continue working rather then trying to sort though my anxiety. How would you answer the question and what do you think I should tell my counsellor the next time I see her?
TL;DR: 
The real question from my counsellor here is "Would you do your job if you were a slave?" My answer is yes, but I misinterpreted the question. How would you respond?