Posted by alexandra_k on June 28, 2005, at 20:54:23
In reply to Re: grr » alexandra_k, posted by fallsfall on June 28, 2005, at 20:12:07
> You have so much potential. I can't believe that they don't see that.
Thank you. I think they do. And that is part of what is so hard. Because they are community mental health. Because they deal with the most severe cases. Schizophrenia, bi-polar, depression. The most severe cases. The cases where the proper meds make all the difference in the world.
And then there is me. And in a way... I function too well. That is the problem. I function too well to be considered severe enough.
And so they don't really see it as a matter of being better able to fulfill my potential. To be able to work full time one day. To feel a lot happier. To stop missing time. Because in their opinion I function better than the majority of people in the service anyway. So what have I got to complain about? And what is a measure of good mental health? Success at uni is supposed to rank highly on the list because where did the p-doc's (the people who decided what mental helath was) where did they spend much of their life?
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