i think too many people in the united states are on disability simply because they dont want to work! I dont think they should grant disability payments to ppl who are simply depressed all the time.That is not a disability! The best thing for depression is to get up off your *** and DO something! The govment is enabling these ppl to be lazy,and the rest of the taxpayers are paying their way in life! Its disgusting that these ppl are living off of everybody else,simply because they dont want to get up and go to work every day! Am i the only one who feels this way?Does anybody else feel violated by these lazy americans? Why should we pay their way in life? The US government should put restrictions on who can get disability payments.Depression should not be a reason to get paid to sit on your butt and collect money!
2007-11-27 04:28:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Ok,first of all,let me say that i DEAL with depression every day of my life.I am bi-polar,and i manage to get up every day and go to work.Secondly,i did not say they need to get over it....i said they need to get up and DO something,so they dont have time to sit around and get lower,and lower! I cannot drive due to non-epileptic seizures caused by stress,but i darn sure get up and go to work everyday,instead of sitting at home feeling sorry for myself,and letting the depression take over my life!
2007-11-29 03:30:20 · update #1
o well they pay these stupid celebs a lot of money, they can do so with lazy people
2007-11-27 04:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by angel 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Your opinion is your right, however, it is an ignorant one. I suffer from Clinical Major Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder and I promise you...depression has not been about sitting on my butt. It has been over a decade of finding the right doctors, the right diagnosis, and the right medications(most of which have terrible side effects if they work at all). In other words, I realized I had a problem and have actively sought help. Guess what...there hasn't been one that has lasted so far. So I have spent more time living in darkness, knowing that part of my soul is sick, questioning the point of my existence, and often wanting to die but knowing that I have to ignore those desires. I filed for disability over 1 1/2 ago and have never finished the paper work. I cried myself to sleep the night of my 33rd birthday because I felt I should have died when I suffered an illness as an infant - I should have died because I am a genetic mistake.
That is only the tiniest taste of what depression is like --- and I truly mean only a tiny bit.
Sit back and imagine what its like to live and feel (with every fiber of your being) the words I have written. Then live that day in and day out and have no one understand, much less yourself.
I don't want pity....I would like a better understanding of the disease.
2007-11-27 14:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by katep1313 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Apparently you have NO understanding about depression. I hope you never experience the effects of this disabling disease. The process to get disability benefits for depression is well, depressing. It takes a long time. It is dehumanizing.
No, I don't suffer from disabling depression, however I know a few people that do. They can't just "get off their butts and get over it".
Go do some research and then come back when you understand the topic.
2007-11-27 12:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋