Do you feel that sometimes you lose credibility for something you stand for or believe in because you have epilepsy? I sometimes worry that my relatives mainly might not validate my stances, opinions, or suggestions because they think that my epilepsy messes up my ability to reason.
Do You Have Credibility?
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Yes. Very much so.
A lot of people I know personally seem to equate Epilepsy to brain damage and brain damage to a lack of intelligence, which isn't always the case. Because of that it often seems my input gets disregarded at times.
That's my own experiences though... others hopefully have experienced much different.
A lot of people I know personally seem to equate Epilepsy to brain damage and brain damage to a lack of intelligence, which isn't always the case. Because of that it often seems my input gets disregarded at times.
That's my own experiences though... others hopefully have experienced much different.
Loopy Lou
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Yes, every day at work. I work with adults with learning disabilities and my company has 7 houses in blackpool each with 2-4 people in them. Since I've been diagnosed I had risk assessments put on me which mean I can't lone work which involves going out with the clients, doing their finances, on holidays,etc which is a major part of my job description. This makes it a nightmare for my boss who has to fit my hours in so I'm never alone with the clients. Soooo for the last 3-4 years I've been passed from house to house because I'm annoying for my managers and its basically like pass the buck. This actually gives me a greater knowledge of the company any every client and member of staff in it, but unfortunately everytime I go to a new place I have to prove my credibility over and over again. The new staff assume either that I am mentally deficient, that I'm constantly having seizures or that I must have done something wrong to be moved around so much.
There's always the tone of surprise too when I know something better than them. Like a client, manager, piece of legislation or policy/procedure.
Drives me nuts that people assume I know nothing, or even worse tell me that I'm "lucky to have a job" as if I should feel grateful all the time, like my job is a handout.
Sorry, didn't mean this to be this long, guess its still brewing lol.
There's always the tone of surprise too when I know something better than them. Like a client, manager, piece of legislation or policy/procedure.
Drives me nuts that people assume I know nothing, or even worse tell me that I'm "lucky to have a job" as if I should feel grateful all the time, like my job is a handout.
Sorry, didn't mean this to be this long, guess its still brewing lol.