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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 746552" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>My son did work at a job as a nurse's aid for about 15 months. I had pushed him to get the training and he was hired by the program that trained him. He was the valedictorian of his class. </p><p></p><p>But this was when his problems really started. It went well for a short while but he could not cope and he was anxious and depressed. He came to feel that his co-workers didn't like them. I really think that he has performance anxiety and cannot bear the pressure. I think this experience scarred him, and I think he does not want to get back into the ring.</p><p></p><p>At the same time, you are correct. It is just all so much easier to not try at all.</p><p></p><p>But the thing is I do think my son is mentally ill. I think that sometimes an aspect of mental illness is a lack of motivation, poor coping, and sensitivity to criticism. And my son gets confused and has trouble following directions, whether due to ADHD, early drug exposure, and maybe the brain injury.</p><p></p><p>I am accepting that he is right to not put himself under pressure. He knows. I was wrong.</p><p></p><p>But that does not mean he should not do something. But am I the person to decide that? We all agree. No. It did not work. And it was unkind. But now I know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 746552, member: 18958"] My son did work at a job as a nurse's aid for about 15 months. I had pushed him to get the training and he was hired by the program that trained him. He was the valedictorian of his class. But this was when his problems really started. It went well for a short while but he could not cope and he was anxious and depressed. He came to feel that his co-workers didn't like them. I really think that he has performance anxiety and cannot bear the pressure. I think this experience scarred him, and I think he does not want to get back into the ring. At the same time, you are correct. It is just all so much easier to not try at all. But the thing is I do think my son is mentally ill. I think that sometimes an aspect of mental illness is a lack of motivation, poor coping, and sensitivity to criticism. And my son gets confused and has trouble following directions, whether due to ADHD, early drug exposure, and maybe the brain injury. I am accepting that he is right to not put himself under pressure. He knows. I was wrong. But that does not mean he should not do something. But am I the person to decide that? We all agree. No. It did not work. And it was unkind. But now I know. [/QUOTE]
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