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> That's the real problem with being disabled: you're treated abnormally. That's not been my experience: I've been treated normally. I have not one but two di
by brian_cunnie 5y ago
> That's the real problem with being disabled: you're treated abnormally.
That's not been my experience: I've been treated normally.
I have not one but two disabilities: I'm an alcoholic/drug addict, and I'm a diabetic. I'm upfront about them, and people don't seem to care--they treat me the same as everyone else.
My take is that most people are so self-absorbed that they don't spend many cycles worrying about everyone else.
- xwolfi 5y agoWell they would if it would impact either them or the work. Being diabetic is frankly uninteresting, it's not clear how your work output would be ever damaged by it (until you reach a crisis and need to be out for weeks, then you'd see people care A LOT). For the alcoholic, drug addiction, I suppose you're recovering and not currently injecting heroin at work, so I suppose it's the same: as long as you just say it and show no particular behavioral impact, what do you expect people to do ? It's not like they'll spit at you for having paid drug cartels or overly help you and bring you coffee more often as a sign of pity. Again, bring a needle at work and start injecting and see how they are so self-absorbed they don't care :)
- eyelidlessness 5y agoThis is an exceedingly uncaring response to someone who expressed being disabled by their addiction and by their diabetes. In particular I hope in the future you will not encourage people to bring their acknowledged addiction to work for attention.