Canadian woman fights insurance giant after benefits cut over Facebook photos -- Courant.com
I say some obnoxious and rude things online and share details of my life that are uncomfortable for me to type and possibly uncomfortable for others to read, there is no doubt of that. One friend of my calls that ballsy, I just call it being me. It is true that there can be, and have been, repercussions because of online activities.
Having said that, Manulife is a herd of weasels if this was in any way part of a decision to rescind this woman's disability benefits. Being in the midst of a major depressive episode doesn't mean that you have to lie in bed all day and rot. There are days when you almost feel like a real person, and when you have those days you SHOULD get out and try to enjoy it because FSM knows when the next of those days comes along. Anyone at an insurance company that seriously thinks that it would be fun to FAKE long term psychiatric illness (which a year of depression would be) needs to get a clue. You would have to be a psychopath to be able to fake it consistently over that long a period of time and there is no way I would want THAT person working beside me thanks.
BROMONT, Quebec (AP) — A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.Besides the fact that there is a common misconception about what depression is (and the rest of the article shows this) this illustrates why I say what I do about online life. Be yourself, no matter who that person is, or don't be online. If your actions can be misconstrued then don't post pictures of you doing them online.
I say some obnoxious and rude things online and share details of my life that are uncomfortable for me to type and possibly uncomfortable for others to read, there is no doubt of that. One friend of my calls that ballsy, I just call it being me. It is true that there can be, and have been, repercussions because of online activities.
Having said that, Manulife is a herd of weasels if this was in any way part of a decision to rescind this woman's disability benefits. Being in the midst of a major depressive episode doesn't mean that you have to lie in bed all day and rot. There are days when you almost feel like a real person, and when you have those days you SHOULD get out and try to enjoy it because FSM knows when the next of those days comes along. Anyone at an insurance company that seriously thinks that it would be fun to FAKE long term psychiatric illness (which a year of depression would be) needs to get a clue. You would have to be a psychopath to be able to fake it consistently over that long a period of time and there is no way I would want THAT person working beside me thanks.
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