Does being diagnosed with a mental disability make it hard to work?

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Does being Diagnosed with a mental disability make it hard to find work? I was offered a chance to get benefits but it said only if I can prove I have a disability. I had been misdiagnosed various times with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia which was based purely on accounts from other teenagers and not actual case studies. All this was later dismissed by a neurologist. They said all the accounts were "Hearsay" and so it was not credible information.

To get the benefits I would have to go back and get a re-diagnoses but I am afraid if the diagnoses is something strong that I might not be able to get work anymore. I know that being on SI means you legally can only work part time by law. I currently have no diagnoses.

I no longer trust the psychiatric community since many of them tried to separate me from my parents as a child, Force me into an asylum against my parents wishes, and didn't do a great job diagnosing me which gave me more issues and I already had emotional detachment problems and on top of that it confused me on how I was suppose to interact with people.

If I was not super chipper all the time that meant I was suffering from depression, if I was too happy they said I was manic. This was all very confusing especially with the type of mind set I had as a child.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    9 years ago

    If you CAN function in a work environment and you don't feel like your mental state is a handicap, do not seek services. Simple as that. If you feel the opposite then get the services. That should be your mindset, not "if I seek a diagnosis" whatever. If you go in there saying that you have a problem, they're gonna go with it. If you feel as if you're a stable and functional adult then don't seek help.

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    • noid
      9 years ago

      Exactly.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    No, a diagnosis will not determine if you can work. In fact I don't think the employer will even know if you don't tell them, and if they did judge for it, it would be discrimination.

    If you think you were incorrectly diagnosed and aren't having severe symptoms, why would you even try to get disability? Its not an easy lifestyle and does not provide much money.

    For people who have severe mental illness, some of them can work but there are limitations.

    I have been diagnosed with aspergers and schizoaffective and it doesn't seem I was misdiagnosed. I've been medicated for a while and seem to be doing pretty good but there is good chance I will eventually relapse even while taking meds, since it's happened before, and for that reason, as well as the reason that there aren't good mental disability services where I live, I get ssi benefits.

    I have had several jobs and often have only ended up losing more money than I make due to ruining things at work and am usually fired eventually. Working for others has not been a good experience for me. However they are not required to know about my diagnosis and even if they do, that alone can not determine whether they hire me because I could sue for discrimination.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      The program only helps those without work who have mental disabilities. There is not a lot of assistance for people over 18 struggling that don't have a disability. Even if the 18 year old is homeless if they do not have a disability they refuse to help them. I was only accepted because it said I had a diagnoses but since they messed up the diagnoses so many times what I have if I have something isn't really specified. Now they want an official diagnoses.

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  • la_uva_mojada
    9 years ago

    kids nowadays get put on these drugs to turn us into mindless robots... for the same reason they try to poison us with fluoride. They want mindless robots. They don't want intelligent people.

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  • Mrar
    8 years ago

    When I have an interview I don't mention my mental illness. After I get the job I let them know I have a disability that needs to be accomodated, but I only tell HR what it is. I need shorter shifts and smaller, more frequent breaks so I don't get overwhelmed.

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