Accommodations at work and in school

[Beautifulsky]

I have been living with a diagnosis of psychosis and schizophrenia since 2021. I don't believe in how I was diagnosed and how I began treatment. I was forced into psychiatric care where I was forced into a psychiatric hospital and then forced medication. The experience, treatment, and diagnosis was forced upon me because of the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act in California law that regulates the involuntary commitment of people to mental health institutions. I believe the medical system has abused me. At the moment, I suffer from poor mental health but medication isn't effective enough or even designed to completely relieve me of my symptoms. I believe the psychiatric care is a business model designed to make me a customer for life. I not guaranteed a cure but I'm refilled a prescription until this disease is better understood and cured. I'm a life long psychiatric medication user and I hate that. Why can't the medical system here in the U.S. compare to the higher standards like in Europe? Please read my other posts to get more details about my experience. Thank you for your time and support. In society, I don't get accommodations at work or in school without stigmatism about having a mental health issue which is different from having a normal medical condition like a physical disability rather than a mental disability. I'm discriminated against and treated poorly.

[Dolphin14]

Beautifulsky

The first thing that comes to mind is American's with Disabities. Have you reached out to them regarding your unfair treatment in the workplace? I'm wondering if you could get some help with them.

I'm so sorry you are having to deal with all of this.

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[Beautifulsky in reply to Dolphin14]

Because of my new poor mental health condition, I am unable to do things I use to be able to do without any thought or problem. Now I found out that I can't go on escalators or elevators without experiencing a loss of control of myself, or feeling out of balance like I'm about to fall. This makes me over stressed out like my mind is being over worked...Without telling my boss the details of my health, I told them to only assign me tasks to do on the ground level which is where the meeting room is so I can take orders there and on the same floor (no use of escalators or elevators). But on occasion, they "forget" or just plain out ignore my written statements of preference on working on the ground level only. I hate it because it's like they would rather force me to overwork than to be accommodated to and work hard as I can do if I'm not challenged with using the escalators or elevators (loss of balance, control, sensation of falling or being trapped).

[Dolphin14 in reply to Beautifulsky]

Hi

These are very valid concerns and their job is to accommodate you.

Your role in this is to point blank refuse the assignment due to your restrictions. It's so sad that if you were physically impaired they wouldn't think to ask you to do this.

Stay strong and stand up for yourself

[Sunrisetabby]

Best of luck fighting like hell when you have the energy to fight. Celebrate the small wins. Don't think too much. Focus on what you can do right now. If possible for you, document and keep track of problems. Absolutely, laws in California and the United States need to be improved, and, in my opinion, the healthcare and pharmaceutical system needs to be completely razed and reinvisioned, and if you feel strong enough to challenge these behemoths go for it, but smaller goals, such as fighting to be granted accommodations to which you are legally entitled, as well as challenging specifical adverse medical decisions made by specific practitioners at specific times, will be more likely to allow for small wins which over time may make you better able to fight for the more systematic changes. Best wishes.

[Beautifulsky in reply to Sunrisetabby]

We need more advocates who are healthy and capable of fighting for us for those who suffer from mental illness. We can’t be without support. The health people in the US need to stand up for our legal rights and social rights. For instance,the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act which is a California law needs to be abolished: I suffered medical abuse from healthcare workers at the psychiatric hospital I was forced to go to. One nurse told me this upon checking in: “if you dare try to leave, I will hunt you down.” Animal care at a psychiatric hospital. The healthcare system with regards to psychiatric care desperately needs reform and change.