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Old Jan 21, 2021, 11:06 AM
Bipolarchic14 Bipolarchic14 is offline
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Bethrags- actually not surprised. If you think about how much social workers make after they get out of school until they get their license to become a licensed clinical social worker. Psychiatrist I think actually make well below regular doctors. If you think about it even with disability it’s much harder to get assistance for a mental impairment that it is a physical one. If you think about all the ways people were mistreated in mental health institutions. As someone stated before people with mental health issues are drawn to the field. So it’s kind of their way of giving people with mental health issues less money at work. So no, I am not surprised. I can tell you one thing I won’t do if I ever do decide to go into it, is compare myself to other people that are having issues. You can have a mental health issue and still not be able to relate to somebody else with a mental health issue. I think people assume sometimes that because they have felt suicidal at some point that they know how bad it is for the other person. It’s a dangerous way to look at things.
Thanks for this!
*Beth*