Facebook comes through again! Reporting from home!

Excellent article on how some people fake illness to get money from their employers by fraudenlent methods.

and yeah, that could be the true case. stuff like that does happen

I heard of the news. I hope she would be able to get her benefits back.

yeah I totally hope so too.
They were taken away for idiotic purposes

Yes, I read this already! Cheating will always have an end. I don't know how she could get her benefits back!

I totally agree with what you are saying

She's getting sick leave benefits.....how is she going to upload pictures of herself poppin bub at the club like she's in a G Unit video? This isn't MTV Jams, and she isn't Tony Yayo. You absolutely have to be careful about what you put on Facebook and what you put on the internet in general.

"Poppin bub at the club"? I nearly fell off my chair..what a way with words Gadget..rich :-)

poppin bub at the club? Beautiful..love it.You have a way with words Mr. Gadget!

but can a picture honestly portray someones true physical health? I think not

and dang! facebook is blowing up! facebook here, facebook there, facebook everywhere

Initially, I agree with both sides of the story: with Deepizzaguy who says that people try to deceive their employers to get money and with PSDirectory who says that pictures cannot honestly portray someone's true physical health.

But then, I think about psychology and mental illnesses, and I lean more towards the sympathetic side. The rest of what I say is purely in a general scenario - as of now, I'm sure no one could say exactly what is going on in this case; she could have been lying and engaging in fraudulent methods or she could have been attempting to engage in normal life. What I want to comment on, however, is the latter viewpoint.

Firstly, depression is a pervasive and continuous mental illness; however, if I recall correctly, mental illnesses have their recessions and their peaks. A good example is in the play "Proof" where the father who is plagued by some mental illness (David Auburn does not explicitly reveal the disease) which miraculously seems to have disappeared for a good nine months. However, the daughter leaves him for school, thinking his disease had been cured, but comes back to find him writing in gibberish once again. So I have two points here: one, this lady could have been out and about during her "high points" and two, if she legitimately is undergoing depression, this facebook controversy most definitely acted as a stressor and therefore is likely to worsen her condition and lead her down the spiral to more "low points".

Secondly, one could argue that she was out and about on her birthday - how coincidental is it that her "high point" was on a celebratory day? Well, the statement that she "was following her doctor's advice and trying to have fun" really does have resounding impact. A doctor would use counseling to advise his patient who is suffering from depression to see the blessings in his or her life - to go outside more and enjoy a beautiful day - to attend a celebration that her friends put on for her - to go to a bar with some friends to enjoy the night. An example that pops to mind is from the film "P.S. I Love You". Holly is in the fathoms of depression when her husband dies; she doesn't leave her house for days, she cannot get up to clean up her place, which ends up looking like a pig's pen, and she has no energy to cook and thus orders Chinese take-out every night. However, through the encouraging letters her husband wrote and secretly gave his mother-in-law to send out before he passed away, Holly leaves her safe haven, goes to bars with her girlfriends, takes a trip to Scotland and does other activities that may seem unsuitable for a person with depression.

My point is that it is unfair for anyone to assume that someone is not undergoing a difficult time or a difficult illness like depression. Yes, she could be lying. Yes, one should be cautious as to what they put on facebook. No, we probably shouldn't accuse her of tricking her employer for financial gain; even though this story of deceitful employees *is* prominent, it's not fair to assign such a role to this story. That's just my take. Feel free to comment back! (Nicely, please).

Thankyou all for your comments! Everyone has great points. As always your comments are encouraged and welcomed!

Reminds me of the NDP fella in Vancouver that had them "racy" photos on his Facebook page...and had to drop out of politics. Ya gotta be careful what you show around this old web..Dat fer sure! :-)

hope she wins it

I am glad she got caught.It's people like her that make it hard for people to get help that really need it!

Good thing she got caught

This shows how insecure the internet is. I agree with slydog, 'Ya gotta be careful what you show around this old web..Dat fer sure! :-) '

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