Denise's story - mental health at work
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- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2018
- "When people make judgements about my mood, it takes away from the fact that I'm still me." Watch Denise talk about her treatment by employers, once she disclosed her bipolar disorder.
So much value in our society is placed on what you do for a living. People like Denise want to prove their value in the work they do. To deny them that opportunity is soul destroying.
It saddens me that workplaces can discriminate against mental illness. Things are getting better, but a lot more work needs to done to encourage the general public and companies like this to show willingness to take a step back and learn about mental illness.
I was rejected last year (2021) from service in the Royal Navy Reserves because I disclosed that in 2016, I was diagnosed with clinical depression.
After 5 months of online training, even visiting the local base, the third party assessor, Capita (a terrible company) decided to reject me on those grounds - I disclosed it from the start so my main contention was that all that time had been wasted
My recruiting officer said it wouldn't be worth appealing because the Navy would just go along with whatever Capita said
Disclaimer - I do understand that the armed forces is somewhat specific in terms of weapon-handling, high-stress situations etc but they could have told me at the start. It was the wasted time - and with that, false hope, that bothered me.
Credit to Denise for speaking out on her experience
Hi man! Here from Chile. I want you to know that you’re not alone on that. I was on the Navy for 3 years. Made my entry on 2021 after a long period of preparation and medical exams. The problem is that I suffer a depression on 2015/2016, thankfully I have a fast recovery, but I need to take pills for the rest of my life probably. Never had a problem with that the first 2 and a half years on the Navy, but then, without considering my grades (I was like the 6th best cadet on the academy) they said that if I want to be a Navy officer, I need to stop tacking my pills, which I agree because was my dream to become one. Well, that went horribly wrong so I decided to quit because of the poor attention I received in the process of taking off the medicine, that’s normally a long process. The discrimination because my mental condition was horrible, but I stay strong and decide to prioritize my health. Now I’m reinventing my life💪.
Hope you’re on the same way. Nice to read an experience like mine, your case give me peace and I know that i’m not alone. 🇬🇧🇨🇱
This is so awful to hear. I hope people's knowledge and perception changes so you don't have to deal with this sort of stuff anymore 💕