Schizophrenic sister is back in Los Angeles (where we lost contact with her for years in the past). Mom is so upset that she's tipped into clinical depression and is seeking treatment for it. As for me, a flare has been triggered and I'm busy roasting in my own juices. Smashing weekend, overall. I'm supposed to go to a friend's recital in an hour but I'm in severe pain and I feel I can't say no because I've done that to her several times already. I took a Vicodin so if I'm lucky, that'll help. I'll do all the crying I need to do before I take off.
Mental Health |OT| Depression & Co.
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Have to admit I am feeling a bit down this month. Having just got back to work after ten years of mental illness I brake my thumb. Being a Gym Instructor they won't allow me to so I am signed of sick. I have been off 2 months now and the brake has healed yet I have quite bad ligament damage so need physio. Looks like I could be off another month which is gutting.
I know I'm doing myself a disservice for not having any scheduled counselling right now, but I've been so happy recently.
I don't know what's causing all the good luck. Uni is back, I get let go from a job I didn't like, and end up working somewhere else the very next day (with higher salary too), not to mention the store near the station having a coconut milkshake.
But regardless, I can't stop having nightmares. Nightmares that aren't scary, but are all about abandonment. I feel like I should fight that fear, one I've always had. If I can be someone who can be on his own, I think I can skip depression from coming ever again.
It feels so weird how different it is to see the world without depression. I mean, shit is actually good. But it also goes to show that there wasn't much that could pull me out of the dark space. It's not the good fortune that did.
All I can say is that I know first hand how important it is for people to take time assisting people. This thread is a lovely place and the people who post here are just that.
I may be pushing myself too much right now, so I'll chill out with some games tomorrow.
I don't know what's causing all the good luck. Uni is back, I get let go from a job I didn't like, and end up working somewhere else the very next day (with higher salary too), not to mention the store near the station having a coconut milkshake.
But regardless, I can't stop having nightmares. Nightmares that aren't scary, but are all about abandonment. I feel like I should fight that fear, one I've always had. If I can be someone who can be on his own, I think I can skip depression from coming ever again.
It feels so weird how different it is to see the world without depression. I mean, shit is actually good. But it also goes to show that there wasn't much that could pull me out of the dark space. It's not the good fortune that did.
All I can say is that I know first hand how important it is for people to take time assisting people. This thread is a lovely place and the people who post here are just that.
I may be pushing myself too much right now, so I'll chill out with some games tomorrow.
User 479360
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Sorry for your loss. My condolences.
It may sound pessimistic but if you have lived with depression and its ups and downs it does still help to be getting counseling even on upswings. For me I don't have like ecstatic, happy upswings but even the "wow, nothing is going wrong at the moment" times can cause me anxiety because i'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I'm prone to thought chaining in my head till i'm tied in knots and its helps to speak to someone every other week about it who can challenge you and keep you out of your head. And yea distractions help alot.
People have different views on nightmares and dreams but I try to pay attention to them. Usually for me they are telling me something either about my current state of mind or hints of what are troubling me. And its not just the nightmares that you wake up in a cold sweat. The worse ones for me are about my ex who committed suicide, they are always peaceful and nice. And i wake up and I just feel empty inside and cold.
Nope, not yet. It's only been a few days since I started it, so that's fine. I'm very, very pleased to say that I haven't felt any side effects whatsoever though. So that's been excellent.
DiddysKongQuest
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Saturday helped a lot with my condition. There was a girl at the party and we basically spent the whole evening with each other. I had this gigantic urge to kiss her the whole time. We shared a taxi with 6 additional people and I foolishly thought that this would be the best moment to do it. Gathered all my courage, grabbed her head and went all in. She stopped me and said that it would probably be a mistake. But still: my hard raced like crazy way too often and it felt so good that someone showed an interest in me again. We might do something together next Saturday.
MisterLuffy
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I don't belong in CS major. It sucks when you can't converse with people who talks about CS related topics. Also, I'm having trouble running android studio. I feel like dropping the class because of it. My instructor couldn't even help me, instead he told me to ask my groups to help me out. I had one person, in my group, help me and it didn't go any where. My memory sucks. Whenever my instructors lecture, I forget what they've said with in seconds. I even forgot my associate's name at work, and I took it pretty hard. It sucks being me because of my flaws.
CS was a terrible experience for me too. I switched to English after one semester. I, uh, don't recommend majoring in English though, unless you know exactly what you want to do with it.
Edit: I've been avoiding seeing my psychiatrist for about a year now, partly because he hasn't really been able to help me and partly because the last time I saw him he said he wanted to see about taking me off my meds, and also partly because of the anxiety itself. A few days ago his office sent me one of those "It's time to make an appointment!" reminder postcards with Snoopy and Woodstock on it. It felt kind of passive aggressive / condescending to me but I'm thinking that might just be my assorted mental issues talking.
Took Zoloft for the first time last night. Took a quarter of my full dose and am working my way up, but I'm already going to switch to half-dose tonight because I had absolutely no side effects with a quarter dose. So far I'm getting super lucky as far as side effects go with my new meds.
I need all the luck I can get right now, so yay.
I need all the luck I can get right now, so yay.
MisterLuffy
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I'm not going to do that. CS is a good major, but a hard one if you don't have the passion for it.
Well guys I need help!
I can't stop skipping classes. now its my third week and i've already skipped the first 2 weeks (with the excuse that oh the semester just barely started). I feel like shit. Thankfully I managed to attend one class earlier today (skipped the first 2 classes ugh). I felt like once I was out of my place and in the school, I was kind of ready to go to class and didn't feel the need to skip.
However, now i'm wondering if i should go to my morning class tomorrow morning or not. I really don't wanna skip classes anymore. This is the first time in my life i'm like this, anxious about going to class. I was never like that, not even during my first 2 years in college.
Did I develop social anxiety or something? Cause earlier last summer, I had to go to finish some paperwork for my new passport. I swear to God, the night before I was terrified and couldn't sleep. I even was shocked at how terrified I am, I really wasn't like that at all. The thing is, once I arrived to get my passport, I felt better (still a little bit anxious) but wasn't like the night before.
I can't stop skipping classes. now its my third week and i've already skipped the first 2 weeks (with the excuse that oh the semester just barely started). I feel like shit. Thankfully I managed to attend one class earlier today (skipped the first 2 classes ugh). I felt like once I was out of my place and in the school, I was kind of ready to go to class and didn't feel the need to skip.
However, now i'm wondering if i should go to my morning class tomorrow morning or not. I really don't wanna skip classes anymore. This is the first time in my life i'm like this, anxious about going to class. I was never like that, not even during my first 2 years in college.
Did I develop social anxiety or something? Cause earlier last summer, I had to go to finish some paperwork for my new passport. I swear to God, the night before I was terrified and couldn't sleep. I even was shocked at how terrified I am, I really wasn't like that at all. The thing is, once I arrived to get my passport, I felt better (still a little bit anxious) but wasn't like the night before.
Are you keeping up with the material even though you are skipping? Are you taking any classes that are particularly different in style than the last two years? Is the hardest part just getting out of bed or out of your home?
I strongly encourage you to go to your classes. I would also strongly encourage you to look at your campus's mental health services and schedule an appointment.
It feels like my life is a trade-off between high-anxiety/mild-depression and mild-anxiety/high-depression.
Today I was pretty stoked because I actually had energy and wasn't despising my life, but the whole day I was worrying about absolutely everything. Which continued til tonight. Ended up having like 4 drinks to try to make that stop, but it didn't do much good.
Hopefully these meds kick in real quick...
Today I was pretty stoked because I actually had energy and wasn't despising my life, but the whole day I was worrying about absolutely everything. Which continued til tonight. Ended up having like 4 drinks to try to make that stop, but it didn't do much good.
Hopefully these meds kick in real quick...
I haven't been keeping up, but i'm trying this week. Yes most of my classes that I am taking right now are different than the last two years. Getting out of bed isn't a problem, the hardest part is actually leaving my house. I have a class at 9:30, I set the alarm at 8:45. I hope I can do it this time even though, right now I feel so stressed for no reason. I went to the counseling service last semester and it actually was one of my best semesters ever since I started going to college. I am going to see a therapist this Thursday, some friends suggested that cause I have other problems (mostly related to depression) other than not going to class.
User 479360
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My Mom had a scan done yesterday, and with my OCD, I feel like if I sin something bad will happen with her. So I try not to sin, and try to keep myself from looking at porn or anything like that for the day or between the scan and when she sees the doctor.
I hate thinking that something bad will happen if I do something like that, but there's no definite proof that it won't.
I hate thinking that something bad will happen if I do something like that, but there's no definite proof that it won't.
tell yourself.
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there's nothing wrong with porn, but you probably already know this and i hope you work through your OCD.
im going to try and see a therapist tomorrow, i had a break down and had my brother tell me i need help. I'm scared of telling other people my problems and i dont want to go.
With Zoloft it usually takes a couple of weeks to start feeling the full effect, so I recommend not making a final judgment on it until then. Unfortunately I've been taking Zoloft and Xanax for a couple of years now and they haven't made a huge difference for me. They definitely help with the extremes of my anxiety, but that regular medium-level anxiety that's always there hasn't really gone away, and it still increases considerably before/during big events or whatever...just not as much as it would without the meds. But it's different for everyone, so you should definitely stick with it for a while and see how it goes.
Be careful about drinking alcohol with those meds, dude.
Yeah, for sure, I'm not even thinking about feeling the effects of Zoloft yet. I meant to imply that the weeks need to pass so that I can start feeling the effects already. I totally understand how that was misinterpreted though. Thank you for the heads up regardless.
I was always under the impression that alcohol and SSRIs had no actual negative interactions and that you just weren't supposed to have alcohol with SSRIs because of alcohol's depressive qualities as well as it's drowsy qualities which could combine with the drowsy qualities of SSRIs. Is that not the case?
If it's more serious than that, I'll definitely make more of an effort to keep away from alcohol. I like the temporary relief of alcohol, but my longer term mental health takes priority of course, so if the interactions are more serious than I thought, I'll be sure to keep a fair distance.
A drink probably won't kill you but each one you take increases the chance of a negative interaction, which isn't just limited to sedation. Any of the side effects of Zoloft can be magnified, like nausea, headaches, anxiety and so on. Personally, drinking alcohol just makes me more depressed (as it should) so I save it for special occasions.
Fair enough.
I pretty much only drink when my anxiety gets unbearable. It helps a little bit at least. Dunno.
MultiJhonny
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Try some natural remedies. Read positive literature which spurns more positive thought. Live happy outwardly. Meditate. Exercise. Exercise. Exercise.
I have horrid anxiety and have a xanax script but I only try to use it in an extreme situation. I try my natural remedies first and it really works especially exercise. I really cannot stress how important this is not just for physical but for mental health. Also idk what your diet is but eating better will help and you say you drink some, that honestly doesn't help anything.
I have a question that I can't seem to wrap my head around.
Now, is there any difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? Is one more qualified than the other? Or better suited than the other when it comes to obtaining a report? Or are they equally the same?
All I know is psychiatrists can issue drugs.
Now, is there any difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? Is one more qualified than the other? Or better suited than the other when it comes to obtaining a report? Or are they equally the same?
All I know is psychiatrists can issue drugs.
Sadly, no way of doing that. But I will try to get private tutor asap, but it will cost me quite a lot more
Seeking job is really hard, nothing interesting around here and in my field of work no available jobs nowhere in this country. Looks like I will have to try my luck outside (Canada? Australia?)
And now, I have problems with my eyes. They suddenly became dry and red, so wearing contacts is almost impossible. Thank god for artificial tears. I called private clinic, where they operated my right eye and they were so kind that they booked my appointment on Friday. They also gave me instructions, if this turns out into infection.
I do intense exercise every day and have a very healthy, balanced diet (and maintain a very healthy weight). Unfortunately neither of those things have done me much good in the mental health area. Exercise doesn't affect my anxiety or depression whatsoever. It's kind of strange.
bigmit3737
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I dont want to love must hmanymore I'm not happy my pills are doing nothing all in doing is disappoint if exerting and that's all I am is shit just a pile of filet in not good at all I'm garbage and I don't see why shi should keep living why should I bother if I all I'm going to do is upset people and never amount to anything and ruin everything and Mamie thi legs bad I don't want to be alive my parents cry and say they failed as parents and I can't talk to my fiends bout it and they see me as a disappointment and don't want to be my friends anymore and I don't have job and I don't have a future and I don't want to lien why should I love help me help me I want to have a reason to live I want a reason please help me I don't want to end this but I don't feel any other way out
BossRush, please call a hotline (1 (800) 273-8255 ) or seek emergency mental health treatment through an ER immediately.
I'm sorry things are difficult. Please do not make a permanent decision in response to feelings and situations that are impermanent.
Like clockwork, depression and anxiety has crept in to the point where it's severely interfering with the ability to do my job. I feel I can't properly carry out my responsibilities and end up getting panicked and overwhelmed with anxiety that triggers a massive creative block; it's like my head's full of static.
I'm discussing it with HR tomorrow. The workplace is a very supportive one and I've flagged my condition in the past when the side effects of my medication were interfering with being able to do computer work (severe nausea looking at the screen). They were sympathetic and asked me what I would need from them to help, but I'm not sure what I would say this time around.
I don't want to step down from my responsibilities because I don't want to be seen as unreliable (especially having only been there 5 months now), but I'm also afraid of sinking the project. If anyone has advice on how to approach or discuss, I'd be appreciative. On a side note I am chasing up treatment and have made arrangements, it's just that heading a project kind of fell in my lap and exacerbated the anxiety and stress that was already there.
Hope everyone is well, stay strong.
I'm discussing it with HR tomorrow. The workplace is a very supportive one and I've flagged my condition in the past when the side effects of my medication were interfering with being able to do computer work (severe nausea looking at the screen). They were sympathetic and asked me what I would need from them to help, but I'm not sure what I would say this time around.
I don't want to step down from my responsibilities because I don't want to be seen as unreliable (especially having only been there 5 months now), but I'm also afraid of sinking the project. If anyone has advice on how to approach or discuss, I'd be appreciative. On a side note I am chasing up treatment and have made arrangements, it's just that heading a project kind of fell in my lap and exacerbated the anxiety and stress that was already there.
Hope everyone is well, stay strong.
ThankYouDaletech
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I really just feel that this world isn't worth inhabiting. Everything about it is so awful unless you're lucky enough to be born into incredible excessive privilege. I can't even get a bottom of the barrel, minimum wage dead-end jobs at Starbucks while I see all these motherfuckers around me who are lucky enough to be born into a family that has been making decent money for a few generations so they never have to put effort into anything and just have everything they want handed to them. And beyond that, they've deluded themselves into thinking they deserve it.
Born into a shit family full of broke-ass uneducated morons, I'm ugly and stupid so I have no advantage over anyone else in society. What is the point of living, at best, a life of mediocrity? I just wish I lived in a civilized society that would come to terms with the fact that some people are destined to have shit lives and are better off dead, and would assist them in dying painlessly and with dignity.
Born into a shit family full of broke-ass uneducated morons, I'm ugly and stupid so I have no advantage over anyone else in society. What is the point of living, at best, a life of mediocrity? I just wish I lived in a civilized society that would come to terms with the fact that some people are destined to have shit lives and are better off dead, and would assist them in dying painlessly and with dignity.
I'm sorry you're having another tough patch, jb. I hope for the best for both you and your family.
I hope the concert was pleasant. I aspire to impress you with some piano recordings of my own before too long.
When you have long periods of idleness it can be best to find some things to keep you occupied and start a routine. Over the summer I was getting very anxious just having NOTHING to do all the time so I developed a few things I wanted to do every day (for me it was meditate, exercise and practice piano) and some medium-term goals I could start working on (like redecorating my room). I felt much better at the end of the day having done things I set out to do instead of having whole weeks just be a fuzzy miasma of free time.
Also, it goes without saying that isolation makes all of it much tougher.
I'm glad things are going better, izunadono, but I really, really, really encourage you to seek out counseling even if things are going well. As Ponn said it's important to stick with counseling through both ups and downs so that the therapist or counselor or psychologist can build a more complete picture of who you are as a person, not just your symptoms. This is key in developing a strong relationship with your mental health practitioner.
Glad you're feeling a streak of independence, DKQ!
Hooray just another day of work and hiding in the bathroom trying to calm myself out of a panic attack caused by how much a certain boss stresses me out and how much I loathe him
That sounds rough, StaticJam. Are there no options for lessening the tension between you and him or noone else you can speak to about the situation?
I know I say this every time but again, I can't help but notice that you're taking some current experiences (frustration with a project, disinterest, mild forgetfulness) and extrapolating out into the worst possible conclusions that may or may not come to pass in many months ("I have terrible memory all of the time, I'm inconsiderate and stupid!" and that ilk). I hope you can continue to identify the differences between your experience in the present moment and what you're projecting that experience to amount to.
That being said, if CS is not your passion, then it's not your passion, and there are many other possibilities out there. Things like attention and memory, though, are skills that we can develop and aren't going to dramatically shift from one subject to another unless you TOTALLY hate one and TOTALLY love another. Being able to pay attention even when I'm bored is one of the best skills I developed throughout college! Even now I can only do it oh, 70% of the time. Sometimes the mind just wanders.
One half of tone is how it's meant, the other half is how it's received. It's probably best not to think anything of it. If you're at the point where you're avoiding your psychiatrist, though, it may be time to look for another option.
I do not, but it helped a family member of mine with anxiety and depression for many, many years. Ultimately your mileage may vary with these things as our brains are all wired so differently, but SSRIs, generally, are very safe to try.
It's good that you've got an appointment set up, Nasser. In the mean time, if your anxiety is preventing you from attending class you should contact either your teachers or other parts of the school administration as soon as possible to discuss the options. You may be able to get some sort of accommodation or even a medical leave if it's not something that will be resolved in the short term. I know it's easiest to just avoid these problems, but it's important to address it as soon as possible. I had anxiety-related attendance problems really, really seriously my junior year of college and the more I avoided it the bigger the problem got, until I finally had to go break down in front of my professors. Luckily they were all cool with it, but even then they all said they wished I'd told them sooner. From my senior year forward I ended up getting a disability filing through my doctor so that I could tell my teachers at the BEGINNING of the semester what was going on and have them believe me.
To the best of your ability, can you explain what it is that keeps you from going to class? Can you just not "deal" with it and its anxieties?
In my experience, both SSRIs and Buspar don't have any extreme interactions with alcohol, but they magnify the negative effects of alcohol, make you a cheap drunk and make hangovers worse. I gradually stopped drinking because I noticed that more and more it relieved anxiety for like an hour before piling it back on even worse for the next 12.
It's best if you don't drink while on them as it will hamper your recovery from your symptoms, but if you must imbibe tread very slowly and cautiously until you know how it affects you.
Also might be best avoiding completely until you're done titrating your meds and seeing how they affect you first. So you don't get your signals crossed.
A psychiatrist went to medical school, and so is trained primarily in internal medicine and related topics. A psychologist got a PhD in psychology (or a similar qualification) and had training primarily in psychology, therapy and related topics.
It is possible to specialize in both but they've become increasingly separate as both halves have gotten more rigorous in their education. Both require many, many years of schooling.
There are also some other career / degree paths that qualify one for therapy (such as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or getting a PsyD instead of PhD).
I'm glad you were able to get an appointment so quickly, DrM, and I hope everything works out okay with your eyes.
Perhaps you can maximize the efficiency of working with a tutor by also working with some independent / individual language training tools? Just an idea!
<3
Out of curiosity, what do you view as the meaning of life, generally?
Also, do you think that wealth = happiness?
The only time I dealt with communicating mental health issues to HR was at a retail job so my advice might only be of limited relevance to you, but generally I think it's best to stay calm, speak clearly (even slowly!) and communicate that it is not you but rather a health problem you have struggled with in the past and are currently in the process of seeking treatment for. I've even rehearsed what I'm going to say ahead of time. Not totally memorized, but sort of developed in my head how to approach it and practiced out loud.
Also, I find that it puts people a bit more at ease when I tell them that I'm not squeamish about discussing it so if they've got any questions I'll answer them as best as I can. Sometimes folks will ask a few questions, which I again try to answer calmly and clearly.
Of course, you may or may not feel comfortable with those things. I'm sure there are other approaches that work.
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Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
As someone who made that big mistake let me tell you that you are making a very big mistake.
Set the alarm for 8:00. Go to bed by 12. It is 2 weeks in so you still have time to salvage your situation.
ThankYouDaletech
Banned
There is no meaning of life, I don't exist for a reason, I'm here to breed and die like every other animal. Just want to enjoy it as much as I can while I can.
Happiness is the frequent repetition of pleasurable events. Without income, I don't have access to most pleasurable things, and if something good does happen, I'm too stressed out to enjoy it because I'm not making money and don't know when I'll have money again.
Wealth isn't happiness, but without money I am completely powerless in life, which automatically leads to unhappiness.
Are we able to redefine our concept of what is pleasurable? Can there be contentment in the absence of pleasure? Are you familiar with the hedonic treadmill / the paradox of hedonism?
Also, are we able to create purpose and meaning on a personal level even if things are meaningless universally?
Thanks, brah. You know where to find me.
<3 Today wasn't too bad. I just played Dragon Quest IV in bed for a few hours. I could write paragraphs about how playing through that franchise has been therapeutic.
Team Alucard
Banned
The risk is indebting yourself only to graduate and enter into a job market where there is little-to-no opportunity to find quality employment, leaving you with a hopeless future of shit job prospects coupled with crippling debt that will prevent you from ever living a quality life.
I am surrounded in life at every turn by people who went to college and had it make absolutely no difference whatsoever. My Parents are both college grads (my dad even has his masters in education), and neither ever had their degree lead to opportunities in their field of study. Both have juggled factory and low-wage service jobs their whole lives, and both are still making student loan payments into their late 50's and are likely never going to be able to retire. My cousin has his Masters in Taxation and his CPA certification and has still found absolutely nothing after almost three years.
Likewise, most of my co-workers in retail have college degrees, and many of my fellow students at my community college already have their bachelors and came back for technical training because they couldn't find quality employment.
The story is the same for most of my old friends from High School. I took 2 years off to work and save money before returning to school, so most of them have already finished undergrad, and all of them are either working Mcjobs or are in grad school. Only one of my old friends from HS actually managed to find a real job, and he came from a very affluent and well-connected family to begin with, which I surmise is the reason for his success.
Its difficult for me to trust statistics that show the 'value' of a college education when there is no one in my life that I can point towards and say "it worked for them".
My major is Finance.
I wanted to study law, and that was my plan back in high school, but fortunately I was made aware of just how awful an investment it is. The average debt incurred from Law School (and this doesn't even include any debt accumulated from undergrad) is over six figures. There are also over 3 times as many law graduates each year than there are job openings in the legal field (and this includes jobs like doc review which pay poverty wages). I'm a fairly risk averse person in general so those chilling statistics made me completely drop that idea immediately.
User 479360
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I called the hospital again this morning, before I went to bed at 8:30am. (My sleeping schedule is out of whack and, although I fell asleep at about 7pm yesterday evening, I got back up at 9:30.)
Still no call back.
I guess I need to call the disability office and ask for an extension or something. So much for getting my teeth fixed in September.
Fucking Hell. Asshole receptionists.
Still no call back.
I guess I need to call the disability office and ask for an extension or something. So much for getting my teeth fixed in September.
Fucking Hell. Asshole receptionists.
ThankYouDaletech
Banned
Well if I could redefine personal pleasure as "Sending out a dozen fruitless job applications a day while desperately trying to sell my meager belongings so I can keep eating ramen and Hormel chili" I guess I would be a lot happier. But that seems unrealistic.
Furthermore, the apparent fact that I'm unemployable means that society sees no value in my existence. I am of no use to the world therefore I do not deserve an income, therefore I do not deserve to survive. If I do not have value, do I deserve pleasure?
Absolutely devastated....
I've been so eager to join my local police force but they have this "standard" of two years medication and symptom free. Leniency can be shown as each person is assessed on a case by case scenario.
I got assessed, declared OCD and they rejected me as I didn't wait 2 years.
I appealed the decision and sent in a favourable report by my psychologist which states my case was mild, didnt interfere with my life then, won't now and wouldn't have interfered with the police in the beginning. I didn't require medication, as stated it was mild.
They have now rejected my appeal again but I find it strange because the same person that rejected me initially assessed my appeal, not a different doctor. I thought an appeal means you get a second opinion from someone else? Eh.
I've also questioned the whole 2 year standards as a friend that has gotten through after diagnosing anxiety. He took medication and they asked for a psychiatrist report and he was cleared.
It sucks that such a minor history that didn't even interfere with my life could stop me from pursuing a career. Ridiculous. And these 2 year standards should not be black and white but assessed on a case by case scenario.
I've been so eager to join my local police force but they have this "standard" of two years medication and symptom free. Leniency can be shown as each person is assessed on a case by case scenario.
I got assessed, declared OCD and they rejected me as I didn't wait 2 years.
I appealed the decision and sent in a favourable report by my psychologist which states my case was mild, didnt interfere with my life then, won't now and wouldn't have interfered with the police in the beginning. I didn't require medication, as stated it was mild.
They have now rejected my appeal again but I find it strange because the same person that rejected me initially assessed my appeal, not a different doctor. I thought an appeal means you get a second opinion from someone else? Eh.
I've also questioned the whole 2 year standards as a friend that has gotten through after diagnosing anxiety. He took medication and they asked for a psychiatrist report and he was cleared.
It sucks that such a minor history that didn't even interfere with my life could stop me from pursuing a career. Ridiculous. And these 2 year standards should not be black and white but assessed on a case by case scenario.
User 479360
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Sorry to hear. Good luck appealing it if you can.
OCD shouldn't affect your ability to become a police officer, but I can understand depression and anxiety doing so. People just don't understand OCD, and it can be a good thing for law enforcement.
This is something I've wondered about and figured. That, even if I decided to serve my country they would deny me because of mental illness. I'm not the soldier type, but it's crossed my mind because I'm doing nothing and may as well die for a reason.
Mmm, I'm hoping a report from another specialist will show that I'm fine and that my mild OCD was never an issue.
It seems the doctor doesn't understand it either. I understand the 2 year exclusion for people with anxiety and depression, but mild OCD when it had no relation to policing in the first place is really unfair.
Douglas Quaid
Member
I'm new to LA (5 months)... don't have a friend group, no real life to speak of career or otherwise yet, been quite lonely. Girl I had a huge crush on, who was keeping me along by giving me scraps here and there, rejected me in a very personal, callous manner. Like I was a piece of fucking garbage. It was a month ago or so. It has exacerbated my depression quite a bit. Man, I'm fucking sad.
A lot of people go through this when moving. Things can only go up for you, get out there and stir some shit up huh?
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Well, this is a plus side of private clinics. It is true that they are expensive, but if you need assistance they will try their best to check you as soon as possible. Same goes with my dentist...
My problem with German is that I can understand it (watching German TV stations and reading online sites), but when I need to write something down or talk with somebody,my knowledge ends. It is good idea to use training tools, I will do that. When I will have some time...
Manager at my work decided to put me on team that will go to another store to do inventory check. He did not ask me if I have time on this Saturday afternoon (he should, otherwise that is a breach in the contract). Reason: you were on vacation. WTF... So... I will have to work on Saturday from 6 am and then go to inventory check, that will be probably over around 11 pm if we will be lucky. Fuck this job.
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