tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post909960064898874069..comments2023-10-31T11:30:53.528-04:00Comments on Master of Irony: ShameJust Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085642883987294862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post-68730221894605367812007-10-09T22:36:00.000-04:002007-10-09T22:36:00.000-04:00This exact same thing has me conflicted. I'm exac...This exact same thing has me conflicted. I'm exactly like you, I've always been a hard worker. I define myself with respect to work. I can work from home if the need arises, but it's discouraged. I recently had a conversation with HR about what might happen if an employee were to disclose a condition of bipolar disorder. The only reason for disclosure would be to ask for reasonable accomodations on the handful of days a year when things get bad. Based on the conversation I decided not to make such a disclosure. I'd certainly like to come out, though.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692070748414865417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post-58181228113637906602007-10-07T22:22:00.000-04:002007-10-07T22:22:00.000-04:00I understand the guilt and shame you sometimes fee...I understand the guilt and shame you sometimes feel. Not only do you get it from those outside the mental health field. You can also be bombarded with it from inside the field. Many people diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder are nearly as bad as lay people in not understanding the overwhelming feelings that hit some of us. They function fully. Saying we should be too, but not everyone is the same. I have good days and bad days. I feel when things are not well with me and I continue to push myself in my day to day life---I only become more ill.<BR/>Let me ask you one simple question.Do you think anyone diagnosed with say diabetes or cancer or heart disease would feel guilt for taking time to heal when their illness was making them sick?? So why should we.....BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518968315887863047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21050713.post-57762435885430765062007-10-07T22:18:00.000-04:002007-10-07T22:18:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518968315887863047noreply@blogger.com