Posted by mair on January 31, 2003, at 6:56:09
In reply to Can you really be fired for mental illness? Vent!, posted by Alara on January 30, 2003, at 2:52:30
Are you in therapy?
The reason I ask is that when I am particularly depressed, problems/issues get magnified and I become convinced that I know what other people are thinking about me (all bad things). Things that are pretty irrelevant become extremely important. It's hard for me to tell from your post how much of what you're observing is accurate, and how much is possibly exaggerated (the "depressed you" talking).
If the latter, and if you're like me, whatever those exaggerated reactions are seem totally real. My therapist is pretty good at giving me what she calls reality checks. It really does help to have the perspective of someone who isn't there but does have a clue about how you think.
Some of what you wrote may be very accurate. But alot of it sounded so much like something I would say when I am anxious and depressed. My guess is that the conclusions you are drawing from what you see at work are exaggerated and that you are, for instance, the only person drawing any connection between what you put on your application and your current work abilities.
Keep us posted.
Mair
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