http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html Information and support Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:42:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html/comment-page-1#comment-1934 Dana Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:51:41 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html#comment-1934 I am afraid of telling my management about my disorder. What's anyone's experience in taking time off work? What process did you take? Steps? How was life when you chose to go back or not? I am afraid of telling my management about my disorder. What’s anyone’s experience in taking time off work? What process did you take? Steps? How was life when you chose to go back or not?

]]> http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html/comment-page-1#comment-1374 JOHN Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:44:47 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html#comment-1374 I earned a Ph.D. in history. I believe a number of faculty members did not feel that because I was on psychiatric meds that my brain could be creative to do the work. It never was said openly, but one instructor put ten copies of a letter in my file from a psychiatrist reqeusting for a reasonable accomodation of two additional weeks to complete a paper due to a flareup of my psychiatric condition. Though I was an A and B student certain members of the faculty including my advisor attempted to advise me to leave the program. This unprofessional behavior by the faculty made it difficult for me to keep a strong self-esteem. After graduating my advisor refused to assist me in finding gainful employment in my field. I earned a Ph.D. in history. I believe a number of faculty members did not feel that because I was on psychiatric meds that my brain could be creative to do the work. It never was said openly, but one instructor put ten copies of a letter in my file from a psychiatrist reqeusting for a reasonable accomodation of two additional weeks to complete a paper due to a flareup of my psychiatric condition. Though I was an A and B student certain members of the faculty including my advisor attempted to advise me to leave the program. This unprofessional behavior by the faculty made it difficult for me to keep a strong self-esteem. After graduating my advisor refused to assist me in finding gainful employment in my field.

]]> http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html/comment-page-1#comment-1321 Anonymous Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:21:17 +0000 http://finkshrink.com/blog/medications/feeling-stigmatized-by-your-medications.html#comment-1321 I do feel stigmatised sometimes from all my meds. I have gotten comments from people about changing my thinking just will yourself or pray yourself better. I have wuit taking my meds a few times and always ended up in the psych ward. Now I am on them and glad to be stable. Bottom line you have to do what works and stick to it no matter what. I do feel stigmatised sometimes from all my meds. I have gotten comments from people about changing my thinking just will yourself or pray yourself better. I have wuit taking my meds a few times and always ended up in the psych ward. Now I am on them and glad to be stable. Bottom line you have to do what works and stick to it no matter what.

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