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View Poll Results: When Diagnosed/First Noticed Your Symptoms, Did This Affect Your Employment? | |
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No
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05-03-2008, 09:41 AM
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I have been home bound for almost a year. I worked for almost 20 years when I was assaulted at work. Worked the full day of the incident (happened at noon) and one more day. Have not been back since.
Last edited by anthony; 05-03-2008 at 11:42 AM.
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20-03-2008, 08:59 AM
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I voted no because I was only recently diagnosed and haven't been working for over a year anyway. But this brings a question to mind, whether this will prevent me from getting work later on - even a sitting and part-time job for some mad money. How far-reaching does this diagnosis go in rendering me useless? |
31-03-2008, 05:24 PM
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Mine was work related & I was disabled by the state. My hands shake as I drive past the turn off to where I worked so hard it was hard to stay on the road. |
18-04-2008, 09:51 AM
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Absolutely, yes. I have a terribly checkered past where work is concerned...and there have been so many consistancies over time...
At present, I am on short-term medical leave and in the process of applying for long-term. FINGERS CROSSED!!!!
I want to contribute, to work, to do good in the world...but it has to be in certain ways, I realize...
Great question, Jonathan...thanks. |
18-04-2008, 09:57 AM
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Yes, trying to work through it but it's starting to seem like it will be one of many causes of the end of my time in uniform. Still working but at a limited schedule/capacity. |
18-04-2008, 10:14 AM
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I posted yes, as I had been diagnosed with bi-polar when I was 12, depression had always been something I have been working on. In my late 20's I started to experience panic attacks. These would come on suddenly anywhere at anytime. This was a problem at work as it was embarrassing for me to be like that in front of people. The attacks subsided for years until this last year, with a stressful job, then my roomate commiting suicide. The attacks worsened, having 1 or more attacks daily. This effected my attendance and was demoted from my supervisor position due to using all my sick and pto time. My insurance was dropped due to not being a salaried employee as well. Currently I have been diagnosed with PTSD which they think I have had since 12. |
29-04-2008, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonathan  So far since my trauma i cant keep a job for long ie 2-4 months am i the only 1? This is only a yes or no poll and if you were affected at work how was you affected and did you find a way round it? | Jonathan- I said yes to this question because it all changed for me when I was properly diagnosed. I knew that something was not right all along but did not understand that they were symptoms. As the years went by my brain demanded help or it would simply shut down. (Dissociate) It was as if my stress glass was always to the brim. Does that make sense? I fought it, over compensated for it; but in the end, I needed help. |
07-05-2008, 04:51 PM
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As of today, I voted no. But that could change by the end of the week?? Hopefully not. The uncertinty is hitting me hard. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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