Tell HR. Fuck 'em. No tolerance for ableism.
this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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HR is the office cop.
NEVER talk to American cops.
My HR and I have a wordless dirty look relationship.
Calm your shit dude. Don't go to HR over something this small.
Just punch his dad in the cock.
Have some patience
I’m not disabled myself but if a coworker says something like that they’re probably just uninformed, it just shows that their concerned for you
No it doesn't. It shows they have a high and mighty attitude and they're fucking ignorant. They can keep their lack of medical expertise to themselves.
The correct response here would be to simply say "no" when they say "can I ask what it is you're taking."
Absolutely agree!
The worst is trying to explain at how necessary the medication is. Having to explain that I cannot work without it
Never tell people you take adderall. They'll ask you for adderall to get high.
(this advice does not apply if you want to sell adderall)
Well obviously
Or launch into a tirade about how it's fake and doesn't do anything and be reeeeally fucking insistent on it
Or accuse you of selling drugs
"Oh this? It helps me focus on minding my own fucking business."
Ooh, pithy, I like this
See a doctor
Done.
Don't take drugs.
But... the doctor said...
Why are you listening to doctors?
But... you said...
No, see, if you visit a doctor, you're cured.
Can I just walk in the waiting room and read a couple magazines for the same effect?
According to this person, probably.
I've had someone tell me with a straight face that I'm "basically taking meth".
This is the same kind of person that says "American cheese slices are one molecule away from being plastic!"
I like to pour them a glass of peroxide and tell them to drink it. It's basically water. Literally just a molecule away from being water bro. Drink it bro, cmon! It's just a molecule!
It's actually just one atom away!
Lmao I knew that and yet my brain decided "it's a whole-ass molecule today!"
Since you didn't specify hydrogen peroxide, technically FOOF is a peroxide. And FOOF is a molecule away from being water.
I mean, you technically sort of are taking meth in a way, but that's because you need it since you react differently to it.
I mean, there's nothing wrong with someone with severe physical trauma being given fentanyl for example.
you technically sort of are taking meth in a way
You are 100% NOT taking meth when you take ADHD stims. The only thing linking the two is the core ingredient which is a methyl-5 molecule, which your body makes on its own.
The drug meth is a synthetic methyl-5 compound with a ton of other nasty crap in it that doesn't exist in ADHD medication.
Like I said, whoever says that is in the same group as the American cheese is almost plastic crowd.
dexamphetamine literally lacks the methyl group which gives "meth" it's name.
My meds are Methylphenidate so tbh I assumed they were a bit 'methy'
Meth is the #1 most abused drug by clinical scientists. That is to say, just like functional alcoholism is a thing, there's functional meth heads among some of the most well-respected and reputable scientists in the world. Anyway that would be my response if I was told I was basically taking meth.
That's not really a good way to spin it. Having ADHD is nothing like functional alcoholism. An alcoholic is destructively addicted to alcohol, and a functional one is really good at hiding it.
ADHD is a condition outside of any external influence, and medication helps normalize individuals dealing with it.
Your approach is the logical equivalent of a burglar saying "I rob people's homes because they have guns to defend themselves".
What? No? I don't think the scientists abusing meth all have ADHD or they'd have meds prescribed by their doctor. What I was saying was just a tongue in cheek response to someone telling you that you're basically taking meth.
I am really not following your analogy.
They misread the comment.
I didn't
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