The Mentally ill
Another reason not to give jobs to the mentally ill.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/METRO/705160401
I hate that. Is it really that hard to post a bioline about the article? Like a one-or-two sentence synopsis? Really? Is it that hard?
Poignant.
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LOL, I love your choice of words.
Once I worked with a woman who said she heard voices coming out of her blowdryer. Talk about a wackado.
Good post.
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Tell me, what are people with mental illnesses supposed to do? Not all people with mental illnesses are life threatening. Yes, I suffer from these illnesses and I am working. It is not as easy to handle pressure but I try. I already got fired once because of my illness. I don't want it to happen again. I didn't ask to be this way I blame bad genetics and dysfunctional families.
I am truly sorry that this has happened to you but the person I worked with had very serious mental issues. She even accused me of harrassing her because I did not distribute her work to her fast enough. I was shocked that alegations as these were being brought against me as I always distributed the work to eveyone in the office as quickly as possible. Before this, she had asked me to go out with her one night after work and acted very friendly towards me. I was completely taken by surprise when I was called into the office and told this by the H.R. director. My boss told me she hated me so much that he wouldn't be suprised if she put a bomb under my car. The charges were dropped as they could not be substantiated and she was given a written formal reprimand for filing a false report, so you see my experience was not a very good one.
Shortly afterwards she quit and a supervisor came to me and made the comment, Boy, I bet your pretty happy she is gone. I looked at him and replied, Why would I be happy, this is a very sad situation. He looked at me shocked that I would actually feel that way, you see I did sympathize for her. I am not saying that all people who have a mental illness act in this manner, with medication and proper counseling most people are able to function and cope very well. But I still cannot forget what I went through and how it has affected me.
The mentally ill are supposed to SURVIVE!
They are struggling to survive businesses that are unwilling to hire them;They have to survive neigbors unwilling to tolerate them; they have to survive the intolerance of misconceptions and all types of stigma; they have to survive the mean,hurting name calling such as: "nutcase","crazy," "loco", "wacko" and etc. while tears flow down their faces; while the name callers just laugh as if they were watching a stand up comedian at a club.
Further, they have to survive the mental DEATH system itself!
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First of all, this man didn't say anything that hasn't been muttered by hundreds of people. What about the 'Shock Jocks', they threaten him on a regular basis. This man doesn't sound like someone with a mental disability, he's simply frustrated with the current state of this country! Besides, I have worked for employers who were justifiable, but it was only arrogance and a "God Like' belief....many doctors suffer from this delusion, and some are justifed.
People can suffer from severe mental issues as a result of being physically ill. I don't think most of us would know a psychopath if we sat next to one at work. Bad example, a psychopath has a personality disorder. There are very few true mental illnesses that would cause a person to be a danger to another human being, and that's
a fact.
Just my 2¢, carry on!
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