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One of the major problems I see is that people are generally bad at distinguishing "can't" from "won't". Things like major depression (which, for anyone unfortu
by facetube 10y ago
One of the major problems I see is that people are generally bad at distinguishing "can't" from "won't". Things like major depression (which, for anyone unfortunate enough to experience it, feels as physical as being chronically poisoned) have a way of turning in to "you're just being lazy".
- surfmike 10y agoI agree mental health issues like depression are disabilities that can prevent one from keeping down a job. We should support and treat people with depression as a society. But I think at least for mild depression, living off welfare and not having a job can make things worse and spiral into major depression. From personal experience living in Scandinavia, anxiety and depression are known as easy reasons to get on disability pay and stop working. Of course these are real issues in many cases. But there are people who don't suffer from them and use them as an excuse to get government pay.
- facetube 10y agoProvided a doctor was required to certify that the health condition existed and was disabling, I'd consider myself unqualified to second-guess the existence of a diagnosed health condition. I'd be interested in data over anecdotes – everyone seems to have the latter.