Posted by JohnX2 on March 28, 2002, at 3:13:06
In reply to Thanks, JOHNX2, more: » JohnX2, posted by Janelle on March 28, 2002, at 2:40:34
> Thanks for answering, John! I must admit my heart jumped when I saw a new thread, with MY name, in CAPS! LOL! Then I realized that whenever I address something to you, I put your name in CAPS (turnabout is fair play, eh?! ;-))
>Sorry, I moved the thread because i didn't want to detract from Jon's question.
> Anyway, I had a couple of other illness-related questions that I asked G-d knows where on here so I'll repeat them here: when you became manic/hypomanic at work back in January, did your co-workers notice, and if so, how did they react? What about your supervisor - how did that person handle it?
>I became manic over the christmas holiday.
I discussed leaving work over an email with my boss (which in retrospect was beligerent in tone).
People who do not understand mania will just take the behavior as aggressive/arrogant/out of control/paranoid/selfish, etc. Once the damage is done, it is hard to back-track and make up for the mistakes and explain to people you weren't being "yourself". This was a lot more to the situation which was really embarrasing (and entertaining) but I'll leave it to myself. I did a lot of REALLY bizzaree and silly things over that month. I'll never forget it.> Did the people at work suggest to you that your behavior indicated you needed a medical leave or did YOU request one? I'm curious to hear about a case of a how a pyschiatric illness was handled in a workplace. Thanks!
I told my friends exactly what was happening (that I was probably manic). I even told them some of the silly things I was thinking that was indicative of my mania. I was mentally aware of the discontinuity of my thoughts, so I knew I just needed to be away from work and people in general and get my thoughts back under control and down to reality.
John
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