Im a really hard worker and feel calm , my employees seem to really like me but I keep thinking what if someone finds out?Has anyone else overcame odds and done well professionally? I always hear about people with schizophrenia on skid row but I think its because they arent on meds I feel fine Im just scared and nervous about what are the odds of this working out . I feel like Im meant for this job.
2007-02-26 19:06:39 · 7 answers · asked by butterflyspy 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
you will do great ,,, stay on meds and you wont have a problem and really it is not your employees business about your health ,, so continue enjoying your job, and congrats for finding it and being so happy about it as well :)
2007-02-26 19:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by mala 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you are doing fine. just because a person has mental illness does not mean they are stupid. i counseled many people with schizophrenia, and when i was very young, a patient said to me once, 'just because i am mentally ill, does not mean i am stupid' and guess what'. he was right . i learned that valuable lesson years ago. some of the people with schizophrenia on skid row are there because perhaps they are not on medications. medications are the most important aspect of staying well. it is no ones business , at work what your illness is. i can understand your concern, about people finding out , but that is unfortunately due to the fact that society has placed such a stigma on mental illness. if you were on medication for diabetes you probably would not worry if your co workers found out. there are many people that are schizophrenic and have been very success full . good luck and keep doing what u are doing.
2007-02-27 07:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by zeek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question makes me so angry.
Not at you but at society.
My father, a doctor, in the 1960's, knew that parents of physically and mentally disabled children had liitle option but to put their children in an institution where they were tied up each night.
So he came up with the highly un-usual idea, for those days, of having a day school (7.00a.m. to 7.00p.m. 6 days a week) for all disabled children. Some people were supportive but the majority did not agree. Councilor Dawson voiced the common idea when he said."Eh we do not want that sort of person in our town. We might catch 'IT'". My father tricked Dawson and called it the Dawson school.
Of course the school was a huge sucess and helped prove that Down's syndrome children can learn and physically disabled children are normal.
Of course you know this.
But our society treats mental illness like Dawson did.
Hopefully people will realise that your sch (I can't spell it) is just a matter of chemical in-balance as is my diabetes or some-one with severe flu.
When you have the flu one feels one can not do the work but you CAN.
Millions of disabled children overcame the narrow attitude 1960s society imposed on them and you will too.
I, personally would rather employ some-one with a dozen mental illnesses than employ some-one who is racist, sexist, homophobic, CRUEL MEAN ETC. These truly are difficult things to over-come.
Go for it girl. By the time you are my age you'll wonder why you worried. Take Care.
2007-02-27 03:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by teacher groovyGRANNY 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
hello,
you can be very proud of yourself!!! you found the meds that were right for you and are taking them faithfully! and you are doing fine!! and working hard in management! It just doesn't get any better than that! I'm sure others with your diagnosis have beaten the odds too and don't buy into the stereotypes that people with no knowledge think about those with mental illness.
I can understand your nervousness but don't let it linger or hold you back in anyway.
Continued good luck to you! :)
God Bless!
2007-02-27 04:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by Sandra Dee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have very archaic ideas of what any mental illness really is. I wouldn't go around telling anyone, you don't have to tell anyone your personal business. If someone higher up finds out or suspects tell him yes you are, but you are in the management phase. Give him your psychiatrist name & number and say that if that higher up has any questions, please do not hesitate to call the number. After you leave the higher ups office, call your psychiatrist and explain briefly that he/she may receive a call re: your mental health.
******This happened to me, I'm bipolar. I was let go after 25 years because my company, the state government, was afraid I would hurt one of my co workers-see they knew what bipolar people are like. (ha!)
2007-02-27 03:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need to take your pill and calm down. Everyone is schizo to a certain degree so no one cares if your medicated.
2007-02-27 03:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by Sleepyriggles 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
stick with your meds and no one will know.
2007-02-27 03:12:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋