On 4/8/2013 11:19 AM, leahfary wrote:
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> I am struggling with a depression that is worsening due to my
> epilepsy. I have had medicine controlled Epilepsy for 22 years, until
> January 2012. THen I suffered a very damaging grand-mal. Since then my
> seizures have become intractable, medicine only lessens the amount of
> grand mals and peti mal. I went from being a very active 30 yr mother
> of 3 who worked for many years in the operating room, to a shut in who
> has lost my career of 10 years, cant do anything I once did and now
> lives as a depressed shut in. I feel alone even though my family is
> trying hard to help. What do I do? I am on many meds and wonder if I
> should try anti depression meds. Does anyone have words of advice for
> me. Thanks, Leah.
>
Leah, I know the feeling of being a 'shut-in'. Sure I go out on my
racing bike(24-Speed). I do have a girlfriend, but I don't have any
friends other than the ones' at the bike shop. My first 'professional'
job was working as a data entry operator in a collection agency. That
only lasted three months. I was fired for being too slow. That was in
1989. So that was pre-ADA. My next 'professional' job started in
1991(the same year the ADA was signed into law). In Nov.'94, I was
transferred into a new office with the same director n' stay-in-school,
from the previous office. But I got a new supervisor. The new
supervisor was so abusive. That there were times that I refused to go
into work, regardless of the financial cost. After ten months of my
supervisor's abuse, I just quit. That was back in Oct.'95. I haven't
worked since. My family tries to help, but all they have is
consternation. They don't understand. I don't trust employers, not to
use my health against me again.
Christopher
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