This post is about various things that can happen to you in my state/province. Laws may vary by country and state but I urge anyone to look into their laws before they get professional help. Had I known many of the things I am about to tell you I most likely would not have gone to any so-called "professional" for help. This is not to say you shouldn't go to a professional. You definitely should, especially if you are in crisis. However, this is just to say to be careful what you tell them. I live in Canada and these are the consequences you can suffer if you go for professional help.... 1) If you are ever suicidal and the police take you to the hospital they will note the suicidal visit on any future police clearance. They are called "relevant occurrence reports". Try to get a job, a volunteer position or a practicum with that now. This note stays on your clearance for 25yr and there is no official way to remove it even i...
I wanted to talk a bit about Invisible illnesses. Myself, I have invisible illnesses and most ppl just assume when they see me that I am not disabled. My invisible conditions are as follows.... 1) Epilepsy...I had seizures most of my life until age 27 when I underwent brain surgery for them. That left me with short-term memory issues. Those memory issues make learning a new job or skill difficult. 2) I use to have a scoliosis and suffered chronic pain and insomnia for years from it. The scoliosis is no more and I no longer suffer pain from it. The insomnia however still happens at times. Try working at 9am when u have slept 1hr the whole night. Very difficult. 3) I also have swallowing issues as well and live on a pureed diet. Some days it can take me 1hr to drink 1 cup of fluid. It takes my whole day to get the 8 cups of fluid I need to sustain myself each day and live. You cannot sit and try to drink f...
This is the activity Calander this month. I am sorry I forgot to post it at the beginning of the month. It will give you an idea of the kinds of activities that most residents have to do here.
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