Ok, my 40 year old cousin lives with his mom and refuses to work. He has been diagnosed with bipolar diesease.
His mom pays for his car and all his bills.
She tells my mom (her sis) that "jim" cant work because he is depressed and no one would hire him anyway if they knew he has bipolar.
Jim wants to go back to college . But he is worried about his disease.
Would it be cruel if his mom didnt give him any more money??
2007-02-19 04:30:01 · 11 answers · asked by bigbrian 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
what a crock of crap...many people work with bipolar disease,with the right med's so can Jim...sounds to me like hes just very dependent on Momma...
If he can't get a Dr. to vouch for his disease & qualify for a pension or disability payments then he needs to get back into society & be a man..
2007-02-19 04:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by *toona* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, i have bipolar, i'm on meds...
no excuse to live at home and be leach, and not work...
He's using it as a crutch...
No, it wouldn't be cruel... it would be the best thing for him...
So, he's worried about his disease... he needs to see a psychologist/psychiatrist reg and take his meds faithfully. Yeah, he's gonna have his ups and downs and it's hard, but it's no excuse...
And, his employers have no reason to know that he has bipolar, seriously... sounds like a free ride to me.
He should go back to college... it would be good for him.
2007-02-19 04:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by Tearjerker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it would not and bipolar can be put into remission. he can draw SSI and pay his own things. I have it and I work everyday. granted some days are very hard and have lost a few jobs due to it but I get by. Also if he tells the job he has this disease then they have to cater to what he needs. most ppl don't tell employers they have it, so they can't hold it against them but even if you don't and tell them later, they cannot discriminate against you. I think that mommy has been there all this time and it is easier for her to pay then him to work. no this is not normal.
2007-02-19 04:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because that's she's created a dependency in Jim that she'll have to slowly ween him off from. Even though he may suffer from depression that's no excuse for him not to work. Maybe a good job is what he needs. Plus, why is he driving if he's that depressed?
2007-02-19 04:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, bipolar people can go to college. I know bipolar people that go to school with me and they are just fine
2007-02-19 04:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Jim, no it wouldn't be cruel.
2007-02-19 04:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by Rocker Chic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should go to work and school and not lean on his mother so much
2007-02-19 04:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by redbirdred 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no! i know alot of bipolar people that work just fine.
2007-02-19 04:33:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no way! he needs to learn how to be an independent person and stop relying on other people. no guilt in shaping him up.
2007-02-19 04:35:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, she needs to help him get on with his life instead of enabling him to do nothing...
2007-02-19 04:32:49 · answer #10 · answered by ropemancometh 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋