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Depressed woman loses benefits over Facebook photos

I do take classes, I am in College. It is an Chemically imbalanced brain that cause Depression, and the other issues I have is not caused by this is it caused by a 22q11.2 deletion.

http://www.vcfsef.org/ It is the syndrome, I have to deal with every day.
 
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MyOwnDrum said:
Aren't you the one who just admitted that you see a shrink and have struggles? :confused:
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Yes. And I am referring to the fact that I'm agreeing with you immediately after committing the offense that you were chastising others for. It's a bit of humor at my own expense.

And speaking of divulging too much information from my personal life yet again...

StandUpChuck said:
Did you quit working for a year and half and live off insurance?
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Wrong tense. Right now, I've quit working for about three months and lived off my inheritance. I'm applying for Social Security in the hope that I might have some income before I've squandered all of my father's money-- because I'm barely capable of maintaining a modest social life, much less full-time employment. I'm also hoping it takes less than a year and a half for the income from my business to replace my pension, because I hate living like a parasite but I am afraid that I might not be capable of anything else. At least this way I can do some meaningful work in peace, and not worry about becoming a danger to others.

I was opposed to the idea at first. My therapist talked me into it after I broke my hand in a job interview.
 
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Korimyr the Rat said:
Yes. And I am referring to the fact that I'm agreeing with you immediately after committing the offense that you were chastising others for. It's a bit of humor at my own expense.

And speaking of divulging too much information from my personal life yet again...



Wrong tense. Right now, I've quit working for about three months and lived off my inheritance. I'm applying for Social Security in the hope that I might have some income before I've squandered all of my father's money-- because I'm barely capable of maintaining a modest social life, much less full-time employment. I'm also hoping it takes less than a year and a half for the income from my business to replace my pension, because I hate living like a parasite but I am afraid that I might not be capable of anything else. At least this way I can do some meaningful work in peace, and not worry about becoming a danger to others.

I was opposed to the idea at first. My therapist talked me into it after I broke my hand in a job interview.
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Your last sentence threw me off and knocked the words out of my fingertips. How did you break your hand in an interview?

But I guess your answer to my question is no. You did not live off insurance while not working for 18 months. You lived off your inheritance which is rightfully yours to do with what you want (but don't tell the dems that). And now you're doing something productive with your time that hopefully will sustain you financially as well as help you a bit with your depression.
 
StandUpChuck said:
Your last sentence threw me off and knocked the words out of my fingertips. How did you break your hand in an interview?
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The interview went poorly and the interviewer got sarcastic with me. Almost didn't stop myself in time, and I caught his door frame at a bad angle. Just now got that ER bill paid, too. Better than an assault rap, I guess, but it's still pretty embarrassing.
 
Korimyr the Rat said:
The interview went poorly and the interviewer got sarcastic with me. Almost didn't stop myself in time, and I caught his door frame at a bad angle. Just now got that ER bill paid, too. Better than an assault rap, I guess, but it's still pretty embarrassing.
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Ouch. But you're right. It's much better than an assault charge. I bet he gets nervous when he closes that door now, so maybe you did get something out of it. :)
 
vauge said:
Insurance companies need to get out of the doctor business. If this poor woman were to injure herself do to the insurance company refusing to pay they should face criminal charges!


More here: CBC News - Montreal - Depressed woman loses benefits over Facebook photos
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More right wing Nazism. It's time for a massive lawsuit against the insurance provider.

It's time to bend them over and force feed them the sheer unmitigated bull**** they have been feeding people for the last 30 years.
 
Depression involves coping skills....just because someone can cope for a little while at a party doesn't mean the depression is gone.
 
I don't really know how to feel about this.

Having lived with a clinically depressed father for decades, I know a lot more than most people about what depression does and does not do to you. Unlike this lady, he works and has never missed a day due to depression. He laughs and has a good time too, but is still depressed. I think if you are able to make it to a party and have a good time, you can do SOMETHING. It would be no different than one of these "undercover investigations" where they show a supposedly crippled accident victim walking around inside his home. If he can walk, even with a limp, is he crippled?

I am not a doctor nor a psyc, so I don't know. But if shes feeling good enough to go to a party and then post the photos on her webpage, then yea, she is probably not feeling so depressed all the time that she shouldn't work.

I'm kinda 50-50 on the fence on this one. I can easily see both sides of the argument.
 
misterman said:
The story clearly says it's sick leave, not insurance. Her employer thinks she's faking it.
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You only get so much sick leave. Insurance kicks when it runs out.
 
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UtahBill said:
Depression involves coping skills....just because someone can cope for a little while at a party doesn't mean the depression is gone.
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100% correct. One who is clinically depressed is not crying 24/7. It amazes me how little understanding many have about mental health issues.
 
dontworrybehappy said:
I don't really know how to feel about this.

Having lived with a clinically depressed father for decades, I know a lot more than most people about what depression does and does not do to you. Unlike this lady, he works and has never missed a day due to depression. He laughs and has a good time too, but is still depressed. I think if you are able to make it to a party and have a good time, you can do SOMETHING. It would be no different than one of these "undercover investigations" where they show a supposedly crippled accident victim walking around inside his home. If he can walk, even with a limp, is he crippled?

I am not a doctor nor a psyc, so I don't know. But if shes feeling good enough to go to a party and then post the photos on her webpage, then yea, she is probably not feeling so depressed all the time that she shouldn't work.

I'm kinda 50-50 on the fence on this one. I can easily see both sides of the argument.
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thanks....i agree with you. clinical depression does not necessarily mean one can't hold down a job.......and it's pretty easy to get diagnosed and medicated these days.
 
liblady said:
thanks....i agree with you. clinical depression does not necessarily mean one can't hold down a job.......and it's pretty easy to get diagnosed and medicated these days.
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That's true. We do have to draw some sort of line in letting people off the hook of earning their own living. The wolf at the door can be a powerful motivator to force people into holding down a job and providing for themselves.
 
liblady said:
thanks....i agree with you. clinical depression does not necessarily mean one can't hold down a job.......and it's pretty easy to get diagnosed and medicated these days.
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Well, it's not that easy. For many people, it is misdiagnosed as something else, or the depression gets in the way of getting diagnosed in the first place. And medication isn't magical. I saw a recent study that said many people don't respond to anti-depressants at all.
 
misterman said:
Well, it's not that easy. For many people, it is misdiagnosed as something else, or the depression gets in the way of getting diagnosed in the first place. And medication isn't magical. I saw a recent study that said many people don't respond to anti-depressants at all.
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i agree the actual depression can get in the way of seeking treatment, but this woman was diagnosed and treated. she obviously responded enough to treatment to be out and about.

i personally know people who are medicated and cope just fine, and i know others who can't seem to work. of course, they have no problem enjoying the other aspects of life, it's just too tough to hold down a job. i know that sounds cynical, but it's true.
 
liblady said:
i agree the actual depression can get in the way of seeking treatment, but this woman was diagnosed and treated. she obviously responded enough to treatment to be out and about.
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I was just speaking in general terms, like you were in the post I replied to.

i personally know people who are medicated and cope just fine, and i know others who can't seem to work. of course, they have no problem enjoying the other aspects of life, it's just too tough to hold down a job. i know that sounds cynical, but it's true.
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I'm sure. And that's one of the tough things about depression. People who don't have it don't get it. They can't understand why sufferers don't just "get over it" or "cheer themselves up."
 
i speak with firsthand knowledge.
 
liblady said:
it shows? ;-)
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No, you said you know alot of people with depression. More than the average person, it sounds like. So you're either depressed, have a depressed family member, or you're some kind of therapist, or a combination of these.

I'm such a Sherlock Holmes.
 
lol.....depression is rather common.
 
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