Mixed episode - anxiety violence. Should pdoc letter to HR mention violence?
Entered my first mixed episode in February. Still stuck in it, and slowly worsening. But, it's still only mixed hypomania, thank God!
This mixed episode gave me something I've never felt before - social anxiety. I am normally a joking, center of attention, never serious, nonchalant guy.
My anxiety easily triggers violent thoughts and compulsions. It can get really difficult to control.
*** 1st request to HR in Feb ***
Pdoc wrote a request for me to work from home, due anxiety working at office.
I'm still too afraid to tell pdoc my anxiety is triggering violence, because I don't know what she will do.
HR ( I'm only working with the head HR of our company ) denied my Feb request. Instead, she chose a private office room for me. I've tried making it work for 2 months, but it's not.
Daily work-life example: my mind thinks "My coworkers are going to break down the door to my private office room, so I need to go out and attack first."
*** 2nd request to HR in April ***
So, in early April, I told HR office room wasn't working. Please let me try working from home.
BTW - YOU GUYS SAVED MY ASS EARLIER - THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I was going to tell HR my anxiety triggered violent thoughts towards coworkers. I asked this subreddit, and you said telling HR about violent thoughts would get me fired ASAP. Thanks, again, for saving me.
***My current status ***
This week, I was done being nice, since HR was just dragging this out - it was def low priority to HR.
I emailed HR Thursday night - I told her I've read ADA/EEOC extensively, listed key points, and how she was violating my rights.
HR emailed me back the next day, before work even started. She told me the final step: the attached document needs to go to my my pdoc. She has to read it, then write a response. HR will then review, and make a final decision.
I see my pdoc this Tuesday. Like I said, she doesn't know the violent side to my anxiety. I'm thinking about telling her, though.
If I do, and she responds to HR, stating "let my patient work from home, due to the violent anxiety of his disability" ... would that letter allow HR to fire me on the spot?
Does anyone know, 100%, that HR can or can't fire me?
Or, does anyone know an EEOC specialist I can pay for a phone consult Tuesday morning, before my pdoc appointment?
SIDE QUESTION: if my pdoc decides to stop prescribing my ADHD amphetamines ( Dexedrine is amazing for my anxiety btw ), and so I go to a new pdoc, would the new pdoc somehow find out about what the previous pdoc did, and also not prescribe it?
Posted May 29, 2016, 7:46 PM UTC