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Mathew23
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Posted - 10/19/2011 : 23:43:32
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I recently have told my boss and flatmates about my illness and have had to have quite a bit of time off work about 4 weeks so far as i had anther episode related to a medication change my boss has asked me to tender my resegination because of my continued time off and my flatemates reacted badly i wonder why people are so bad at understanding about mental illness has anyone had any experiences like this |
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lowlyworm
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Posted - 10/20/2011 : 02:13:46
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Yes a lot of people don't understand about mental illness. There is still a lot of stigma surrounding it especialy schizophrenia. I've had some people react negatively when I told them and am now extremely careful about who I tell. I'm sorry you're losing your job. I think it's difficult for mentally healthy people to understand how difficult it is because they have never experienced it. Also a lot of people have the (mislead) idea that people with schizophrenia are dangerous.
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lynn2150
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Posted - 10/25/2011 : 16:10:44
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Happy Birthday Mathew23
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fleurette
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Posted - 11/01/2011 : 15:05:56
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Yes, stigma around mental illness surrounds us. I hope you will not lose your job and I wish you all the best. |
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ShrinkingViolet
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Posted - 02/17/2012 : 20:54:01
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Dear Matthew, My heart goes out to you. I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder for 26 years. I cannot tell anyone when I have symptoms, not my family, nor my spouse, nor my acquaintances. I feel like a complete and utter pariah. I only see my psychiatrist every 2 or 3 months, and even then, I don't trust her, and the only way I can tell her what I am thinking is by writing it down. And she doesn't respond at all. Just writes it all down (whatever I DO say) and sends it to my GP, not a very good way to establish trust.
It seems to me that the only thing one can do is take whatever medication that works for you and if you get sick, increase it. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right one, and sometimes even the right one doesn't work, at least for me.
I find that when I am symptomatic, I am completely alone. I avoid any friendships, other than my spouse of 36 years. Also, here in Canada it is hard to find a psychiatrist, so if you're not happy with who you've got, you're kind of stuck.
I, too, was laid off for missing so much work. Hopefully, you'll find something else when you're feeling better. Sorry if I was a bit of a bring-down.
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