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Originally Posted by divine1966
Fear of unknown is not uncommon.
I do understand that you’d think carefully if you want to make commitment/marry someone with whatever disorders and that’s why it’s recommended to disclose early when dating as to give people fair choice.
But simply working in the same room with should not be a problem as it’s not a private relationship.
I worked with people with every kind of disorder and those are the ones I knew about, I am sure there were people who I didn’t know about. No one has to disclose that. So it’s entirely possible you’ve met others and also worked with, but you just didn’t know. This lady decided to disclose but usually people wouldn’t.
I am sure you meant no disrespect or wanted to discriminate but I think people might be taken aback as it’s a mental health forum and many have the same disorders, so it might be a bit sensitive for people to read that you are afraid of simply being in the same room with a mentally ill person. That might be difficult for some people on mental health forum to read and stomach.
Honestly i think you should continue going about your life and your work day and not change anything about your attitude towards the person or even give it much thought.
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I am sure you meant no disrespect or wanted to discriminate but I think people might be taken aback as it’s a mental health forum and many have the same disorders, so it might be a bit sensitive for people to read that you are afraid of simply being in the same room with a mentally ill person. That might be difficult for some people on mental health forum to read and stomach.
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With all due respect, I am not responsible for other people's feelings and vice versa. If my thread bothers someone, they can put me on ignore. My feelings are valid and I deserve to be treated with the same respect that I show others here.
I am not going to apologize for feeling nervous around a new coworker who just admitted they have psychosis. Absolutely not. My feelings are valid and I am not going to apologize to anyone for the way that I feel.
I posted hoping people here are open minded enough to offer me constructive advice, instead of publicly shaming me for openly sharing my concerns.
The assumption that i haven't done my research is also wrong. Just because I'm not in a private relationship, doesn't mean I"m not at risk. That has no correlation whatsoever to whether or not my new coworker has her psychosis under control. You don't know if she does, and neither do I.
You claim to have worked with people who have psychosis. People with psychosis hallucinate and have delusions. I sit directly across from my new coworker.
What if one day, I say something that triggers a delusion or a hallucination and she attacks me. You claim that fear is not possible since its not a private space but it is. Cubicle space is a private space. That is a reasonable fear.
Yesterday, when I gave her a ride home, she burst into tears and was hysterical. "When I asked her what was wrong, she said, "you mean the random crying? Oh, that just happens."
I'm allowed to have boundaries. I'm allowed to have my feelings. To shame me for what I feel is not ok. Not at all.
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