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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt
I'm glad a fellow Brit has noticed a hole in the system, I wasn't sure if it was me having a lack of information on the subject. But when Lateralus said how intense a process it was, I couldn't believe it. I guess it's just our country that's a bit of a joke. And I can see your apprehension towards it, it's a tired and pointless exercise if someone can get diagnosed with it just because they fancy a week or two off. If someone really needs help, then I don't know how they'd go about getting it. Other than the doctor proscribing time off and meds. I know of someone on meds, my sister's friend. She's EXTREMELY happy every time I've seen her - massive smile on her face. But apparently she's depressed.. I imagine there to be a big come down effect, which wouldn't help at all.
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It probably does have a lot to do with getting diagnosed from a GP instead of going down a more accurate and helpful route. I hadnt thought of that but now Lateralus has pointed that out, it makes perfect sense. It really does annoy me how easy it seems to be to get a doctor to go along with these things when they arent true. A friend of mine hadf and still has a lot of genuine emotional and psychological problems. Hes depressed, he has delusions, he either see's or hears things that arent there, he relies too heavily on alcohol or drugs to attempt to deal with things when they get bad and so often does not make very wise decisions and makes things worse for himself in the long run. Basically he developed drug and alcohol problems too. Now even though he has genuine issues, i used to work with the guy and he once got into a really bad state, got drunk and then called in sick the next morning. He told them outright that he wasnt coming in because he was drunk and they said to him "Dont worry about it, work on getting yourself better" and the best part of all "take a week off!"
Take a week off? Because hes pissed? They knew of his alcohol problems. He had told them but dont OFFER him a week off! Just imagine, if its easy to get a GP to sign off on the belief that you have a mental illness or are depressed when you arent then i wonder how easy it would be for someone to take a look at my friend, the treatment his employer is giving him and fake the very same issues in the presence of a GP so they could get the same benefits?