Reply #226: Bipolar [View All]

[riki_garrin]

MaryBear, you seem knowledgeable about BP disorder. I work for
a state Agency in Pennsylvania, and I managed to keep my
problem secret until I had a bad stretch and had to be
hospitalized.
I was out a total of 5 months in 2007.

When I returned they started giving me bad evals, disciplinary
hearings (my record had been impeccable prior to this) and are
using any trick in the book to try to force me out. I've been
off the past month because it finally got to me enough that I
had a big meltdown.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was designed to protect
one from discrimination due to disability, but as long as
they're not stupid enough to say, "We want you gone
because you're Bipolar," I have no protection at all. I'm
at my wits end.