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Originally Posted by spence
I know someone who's suffers from epic depression caused by years of sexual abuse as a child, so bad in fact it took over two decades to find a doctor who could diagnose it.
I guess they should just pull themselves up by their boot straps right?
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Originally Posted by spence
In this instance the credibility is sad, and has thought me a great deal. I really never thought that evil would be so real.
That's not to say there are not freeloaders, but you can't always judge.
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Unfortunately, the person you know seems more and more to be the exception to the rule.
You'd be amazed at how many "depressed" or "anxious" people my fiancee has as patients every week that are just looking for a free ride. Then there are the multitude of pill seekers that are on MassHealth who already have a free ride and sell their benzos, adderall and pain pills.
Working in health care for as little as a year will convince anyone about how rampant exploitation of the system is by leeches. When I would go into these people's houses after they dial 911, there's not enough planning time for them to get the BMW out of the driveway or hide away the 50" flat screen tv like they do when the social worker comes by. That's an extreme case that I personally witnessed. Then there was the 23 year old woman pregnant with her 6th kid by 4 different baby-daddies that collected disability because of depression. These people have no shame and know the system better than most. They have learned that mental disorders are much easier to exploit than chronic pain complaints.