[Miss Laura]

Hey guys,

God I am so angry. My Sister works as a receptionist in our local University. Today she met me for lunch. When she went back to work she walked in on a huge arguement. Here is the story.....

There is a girl in her 2nd year at the uni, she has depression. She came in to talk to her "tutor" as her "tutor" hasn't been answering her emails. This girl has been trying to get in contact with her "tutor" for over 2 weeks. Anyways the girl was speaking to another member of staff who actually deals with students and especially students with disabilities/disorders. This member of staff if I can call her that started shouting at the girl. The girl was raped when she was 15 years old and the trial is starting in the next few weeks.... the girl is around 20 years old. The court case is clashing with her exams and she really obviously despreately needed to talk to someone who she thought could help her. This woman starts shouting at her saying how she shouldn't have to deal with this girls problems as her Husband has cancer and she is stressed out. So what, it's not the girl's fault. Then and this is the worst bit....... she turns to the distraught girl and said she was scared to be in the same room as the girl, as she doersn't know what the girl might do. The girl is sobbing her heart out and no-one knew what to do. The best solution that my Sister's work has done was send her home in a taxi. This distraught girl is close to the edge of brink and they send her home alone in a taxi. She lives on her own. They didn't call her folks, or the uni's counsellors etc etc!!

My Sister said ironically they were told today before this happened that they all need to go on a "mental health course". My Sister turned to her manager and said definately if this is the way MH is dealt with in the uni.

My Sister has said to me she hopes this girl doesn't do anything silly.... but she is worried she might. One of her colleague's Mum is Bipolar and obviously I am Bipolar too. My Sister and her Colleague are both raging.

Tomorrow will be an interesting day at her office!!!

So are we dangerous? This question was asked on the Bipolar section apparently to narrow minded people in this world who have no knowledge of how it feels like to be so alone in this world yes we are.

We know we are all "normal" people who have thoughts and feelings the same as everyone else

Scared to be in the same room.... don't know what you'll do.....

Yeah, I've come against the same crap. I've had people say they are "afraid" of me because if I'll SI, what stops me from harming them or one of their loved ones as well? Duh, because the S in SI means "self" not "others."

This situation needs dealing with. That person shouting at her needs to be reported to a superior. It was entirely unprofessional conduct.

[Miss Laura]

Yip exactly.... I told my Sister she needs to make a complaint. My Sister has told the Uni she hopes the girl's parents make an official complaint to The Dean of the Uni.

This is the predijuce we as a "society" are up against.....

[DenisDonnacha]

wow that's awful, I mean it's obviously sad for the woman working there that her husband has cancer but this girl had a legitimate problem she needed help with, it's not as if she had a holiday booked or something.
I hope she gets it sorted because I think the trial would be closure for her, or hope so at least. And I hope the person who did that to her gets what they deserve, and then some.

[Miss Laura]

Exactly DenisDonnacha,

The woman.... (mean *****) should definately be spoken to and made to go on the MH course. I feel so sorry for this young girl. She is obviously troubled in more than 1 way and she certainly does not need some ***** talk to her like she has no feelings

That's awful, that woman should not be allowed to work in a university. Of course you're going to encounter somebody with a mental disorder at some point. :/ I understand that her husband has cancer, but it's not the girl's fault. She was raped at 15, and has depression, and she is most likely making the entire situation worse. I hope the girl gets the help she deserves and I hope the dispicable person who raped her is brought to justice.

[googley]

That is so awful. If I was her I would complain to the person's superior or the school's Ombudsman. That behavior is totally unacceptable. It doesn't matter what is going on in the other person's life, that is not appropriate. Someone who works with students with dissabilities should be used to working with students with mental illness. If your sister wants to, she should report the behavior she observed. It doesn't just have to be the student or her parents who report unacceptable behavior. Her report should be confidential if she goes to the school's ombudsman.

[gma45]

That is terrible, That women should lose her job. That is so un professional. What is this world coming to? How do we get people to start to understand MI or at least know how to respond to it with out being so judgmental? I wish I knew the answer. I hope that girl is alright.