LJ Idol Season 8, Week 28, Walking on Egg Shells

[imafarmgirl]

They are all around us. People with hidden illnesses, disabilities, mental health issues, and health problems they don’t want to discuss. Some of them have not come to terms with these conditions in their own minds. Others are simply too embarrassed to give voice to what ails them. They want to keep it all locked away for no one to see. They

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[similiesslip]

I liked the whole entry but this line was especially beautiful:

"I am an unraveler of tales. I am a discusser of dreams."

That could begin a poem. Maybe you could make it into one one day.

I had not thought of it that way but yes, I'm sure you do have to be really sensitive. I'm not sure I could do your job. I tend to be too, "Just go ahead and be honest, come on! We can't take all day" and obviously that would be the wrong approach.

I'm sure hearing of all the hard times might be overwhelming sometimes.

Thank you for this insight into what your job is.

[imafarmgirl]

Thank you.

I like that line as well. Maybe I shall use it for a poem someday, you never know. I do love to write poetry, but funnily enough I don't tend to write any when lj idol is going on.

I started out with the approach you speak of, but I soon learned that not everyone is ready to talk about themselves, or to admit that they have a disability.

[ashgaelsonaria]

I have been on the other side of the application process and should try again. Both times I just applied on my own.

[imafarmgirl]

You should get an agency or lawyer to help you apply. Lawyers don't charge unless you win, and take some of your back pay, at least good lawyers. The second thing is to always appeal their decision.

I've been on the other side of the application process too, and done it myself.

[ashgaelsonaria]

I've tried too avoid this sense my secound grade teacher told me it was inevitable. It's hard to change ones thinking and if my son care didn't fall into a hole I probly wouldn't bother.

[imafarmgirl]

Yes it's definitely hard to change one's thinking. I figure it's best to work while I can so I do, but right now it's only part time.

[home_forarest]

Wow. So well written and so true.
I hate it when my roommate asks what I do all day. And because our communication is imperfect due to his lack of English skills and his entirely different background, I've not ever managed to make him understand that a day where I've done some housework or done a four-hour shift at work is a full day for me, that the drowsiness of my meds removes most of my energy. And I hide all my pills in a drawer because I don't want anyone to see how many pills it takes to keep me stable. I didn't know that there was anyone else like this out there, so thank you sincerely for letting me know that there is, and that there are compassionate people who understand it. Like you.

[imafarmgirl]

Thank you.

That's hard when people around you don't understand. I know how it can be. I also understand how doing little can be a full day. I take so many meds that cause drowsiness that my doctor gives me a stimulent to stay awake.

[its_raining_jen]

Awesome entry. It takes a lot to do what you do.

[imafarmgirl]

Thanks. Some days I love it, and some days not.

[n3m3sis42]

It takes a special kind of person to do what you do. Thanks for sharing a bit of it with us.