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Can You Be Fired For Being Hungover? Probably. (So what is next?)
If I have a dual diagnosis of alcoholism and depression. And both are documented by my doctor. And I go to AA 7 days a week and take Paxil. Can I be fired by my employer for being hungover at work? I am really trying to overcome my diseases but I threw up in the parking lot of my workplace. It just happened. Many of my coworkers witnessed this. And I was called into my bosses office that morning and fired. I told my boss I had a disease and I was getting treatment but he was disrespectful about the idea that alcoholism is a disease. Do I have any rights under the law for protection from harassment or firing because I have a disease? I feel like no one would fire a person that had cancer and had chemo and thrown up! I wish people could understand that ALCOHOLISM IS A DISEASE!
Read answer →My Brother Stopped Using, but He's Still A Jerk! What Do I Do Now?
How would you explain a total personality change after addiction? Let me explain. My brother was the sweetest guy you’d ever want to meet. Then he got into drinking in his teens and drugs in his twenties. He hit rock bottom by the time he was 25 and went into rehab. Now he is 27 and he is still clean. However, it’s not a happy ending. Something happened to him when he was using drugs. He became an A-hole, for lack of a better way to describe it. Where he used to be sweet and considerate he became callous and selfish. We all thought it was the drugs but now that he has stopped the drugs his personality has not reverted. He is still a jerk and this is so hard to take. It is really a noticeable personality shift. It is like he is a different person. As I understand it this is not really a normal thing to have happen from drinking and drugs. Do you think he probably has a psychiatric condition that is still undiagnosed?
Read answer →Should I Start Drinking in order to Feel "Normal"? Social Anxiety and Alcohol
I realize that in general alcohol is not good for mental health, but does it relate specifically in any way to depersonalization? If I drink socially will it make my symptoms worse? If I get drunk occasionally will that be a big problem or make things very much worse? I currently do not drink at all but I would like to be able to go out with my friends to clubs. I am trying to have a ‘normal life’ even with my problems and this seems like it might be a normal part for a person my age (22).
Read answer →Is Her Schizophrenic Drug Using Brother in Law Dangerous to Her Kids?
My sister is allowing her brother in law to stay with herself, her husband and her two young children. This man was arrested for resisting arrest and assaulting police officers while hallucinating. He was a heavy drug user (marijuana) and was not his medications for schizophrenia. If he continues to use marijuana (he does) will hes medications work? If they do not work are her children possibly in danger?
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