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Bipolar Disorder
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Posted 5 months ago Okay, here's the thing. I'm nineteen years old and currently in a technical college in my area. Every time I took a test in school about what I would do best in, it always came up Law Enforcement as the first suggestion. I am highly interested in the subject, and I would like to see if I'd be good in it and whether or not to persue my interests. But I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder when I was 8, I've been on medicine since. Would there be any way, shape, or form I'd be able to work in Law Enforcement? Help :/ |
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| Posted 5 months ago No You can't cure stupid. |
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| Posted 5 months ago I know this may seem harsh to you keverette6493 but we get a bunch of one post wonders here on PL. They don't read the TOU's of our site. They don't post an introduction as a courtesy. This site can be a wealth of information. It can also be brutally honest. Good luck in your future. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Keverett6493, I like the way you were up front and asked your question point blank. It shows some courage to take a point blank range answer like the one you got. I hope we see more of you here. Gotta tell you as a taxpayer I wouldn't want to see persons with BP sworn into the public trust, nor subjected to the lifestyle of an LEO. There are too many variables/risk factors. But here's the deal. You got a high score in a career test in the LEO category. That says a lot about the type of person you are. Your next stop is the career counseling office at your college to see how you can dovetail your skills and personality type into something even better than being an LEO. Sorry, LEOs. Hadda say it. lol Might be a related field, right? Meantime, don't introduce yourself short here at PL. There's waaaay lots more to you than, "I'm nineteen, go to technical school and have BP.." Let it show! |
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| Posted 5 months ago I would say no however, you may check with the American Disabilties Act. My suggestion is to be honest when/if you make application. You will be under a microscope. The agency may weigh the cost factor as it cost bunches of money to process and train those hired. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Some good advice here, already. Like Marly suggested, maybe search for something related to the LEO field, without all the job stresses of being on the street. Best wishes!! |
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| Posted 5 months ago I spent some time working in the field of therapeutic foster care. Eight is early for a diagnosis of BPD and a lot has changed as far as meeting the criteria for that diagnosis in the last ten years. Have you ever considered finding a psychologist and trying to wean yourself off of your medications? Most childhood psychological diagnoses are outgrown. With proper monitoring and a reevaluation, you can see if you still qualify for a BPD diagnosis. At that time consider your options. I wish you the very best of luck.
"And maybe just remind the few, if ill of us they speak, that we are all that stands between the monsters and the weak." Michael Marks |
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| Posted 5 months ago abraaten says ...
What doesn't kill me had better start running! |

