Antidepressants and antianxiety medications

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Are you on any anti-anxiety or antidepressant medication and/or are you bipolar of suffer from any mental illness?" is now a question I will ask when I begin interviewing nannies.

Illegal.

Not illegal. Nannies are not protected by the ADA or most anti-discrimination laws. Their employers do not have enough employees to be covered by those laws.

[Anonymous]

I could not, would not, hire a nanny with a mental illness.

Please, both OP and the bipolar nanny, find different professions.

[Anonymous]

I take meds for depression and will most likely start something for anxiety soon. I've been on meds for 16 years. With them, I function very well. Without them, I'm depressed. You would take meds for diabetes or cancer or heartburn. Psych meds are no different. I know at least 2 of 3 MBs were also on meds for depression.

[Anonymous]

And people wonder why postpartum depression and/or anxiety is kept secret by the women suffering? It's fear of the sanctimommies, pure and simple.

Mama with ppd or ppa reaches out to her friend for help and is told that she is a danger to her child(ren) and should never be trusted alone with them. That her mental illness makes her unfit to even be around a child.

Lovely work sanctimommies. I hope nothing ever disturbs your perfect little worlds and you continue to live completely out of touch with messy, ugly, amazing reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And people wonder why postpartum depression and/or anxiety is kept secret by the women suffering? It's fear of the sanctimommies, pure and simple.

Mama with ppd or ppa reaches out to her friend for help and is told that she is a danger to her child(ren) and should never be trusted alone with them. That her mental illness makes her unfit to even be around a child.

Lovely work sanctimommies. I hope nothing ever disturbs your perfect little worlds and you continue to live completely out of touch with messy, ugly, amazing reality.

Tiresome tirade. NP here and I still wouldn't hire you nor do I think you should be working as a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow.

So I guess that since mentally ill people should not be left alone at all to care for young children, then ANY person w/a mental illness should never be in full charge of a young child.

Including parents.

There goes that logic.
Out the window.

If you cannot see the difference between nannies and parents then I can not help you.



You need to find.

A different profession.

The point here is not the difference between a Nanny vs. a parent....The focus is on the fact that people are claiming no young child
should EVER be left alone in the company of an individual who has a mental illness.

That is the ridiculous logic that is being touted on here.

So if a Nanny w/mental issues should not be around young children alone for a certain amount of time, then why is it then acceptable
that a parent w/mental issues can be 24/7??!

I do not see this flawed logic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow.

So I guess that since mentally ill people should not be left alone at all to care for young children, then ANY person w/a mental illness should never be in full charge of a young child.

Including parents.

There goes that logic.
Out the window.

If you cannot see the difference between nannies and parents then I can not help you.



You need to find.

A different profession.

The point here is not the difference between a Nanny vs. a parent....The focus is on the fact that people are claiming no young child
should EVER be left alone in the company of an individual who has a mental illness.

That is the ridiculous logic that is being touted on here.

So if a Nanny w/mental issues should not be around young children alone for a certain amount of time, then why is it then acceptable
that a parent w/mental issues can be 24/7??!

I do not see this flawed logic.

Because we have no control over other parents. We have control over who we hire as a nanny. Just because a another mother is blind doesn't mean that a blind nanny is a good choice for my children.

It really isn't complicated, PP.

[Anonymous]

Actually, I have a list of reasons on a previous page why a nanny is different from a parent, and pointed out that it's the all day isolation that's the problem. I don't think someone with mental illness is always a danger to a child, or even a danger most of the time. I do think the danger is real, though, and needs to be appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow.

So I guess that since mentally ill people should not be left alone at all to care for young children, then ANY person w/a mental illness should never be in full charge of a young child.

Including parents.

There goes that logic.
Out the window.

If you cannot see the difference between nannies and parents then I can not help you.



You need to find.

A different profession.

The point here is not the difference between a Nanny vs. a parent....The focus is on the fact that people are claiming no young child
should EVER be left alone in the company of an individual who has a mental illness.

That is the ridiculous logic that is being touted on here.

So if a Nanny w/mental issues should not be around young children alone for a certain amount of time, then why is it then acceptable
that a parent w/mental issues can be 24/7??!

I do not see this flawed logic.

Because we have no control over other parents. We have control over who we hire as a nanny. Just because a another mother is blind doesn't mean that a blind nanny is a good choice for my children.

It really isn't complicated, PP.

This, PP. I truly hope you understand now. Being a nanny is not the right job for anyone with a mental illness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are thousands of other occupations for people with mental illness that do not involve long days alone with a child!

Why choose being a nanny?! If you worked in a daycare or preschool, there would be other people around to keep an eye on you. As a nanny you are alone.

No, I would not hire a nanny who was on either antidepressants or antianxiety medications - nor would I hire the bipolar nanny who posted above. And I would have to fire any nanny who didn't disclose these vital medical facts about herself immediately.

You realize you come in contact with mentally ill people everyday?
I chose being a nanny, because I love children. I'm good st what I do, and I can't have my own. You realize there are many mother's with bipolar right?
Are you alright? Did your mother not hug you enough? I am putting myself because I know my former employer is on dcum. My longest job was with an employer who knew. I told them when I got diagnosed. They were educated doctors who didn't make false assumptions. Years after they moved away we are all very close.

Try to insult me all you want - I still would not hire you and I would fire you on the spot if I found out. Your childish response did nothing but make me more sure of my convictions.

You should work in a daycare or preschool where other adults are around to keep an eye on you. Not alone all day with an innocent child or infant.

Innocent? What, the nanny is guilty? That's such a stupid phrase to use. The nanny is also "innocent".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nannies, if you are on any of these medications, do you disclose that to your employer? Why or why not?

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Make love ,it's is the best for depressions....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I have a list of reasons on a previous page why a nanny is different from a parent, and pointed out that it's the all day isolation that's the problem. I don't think someone with mental illness is always a danger to a child, or even a danger most of the time. I do think the danger is real, though, and needs to be appreciated.

You would force your nanny to be isolated by not allowing her out of your house? In that case you would be the problem.

Most nannies take their charges to classes, playgrounds, out to meet other nannies for play dates, etc. Just like moms! So parents who deliberately forbid activity outside the house for nanny and child are, thankfully, as rare as parents who believe a nanny who is controlling her mental health issues with medications or other therapies is dangerous.

Parents who are scared of treated and controlled mental illness might be in dire need of a mental health evaluation themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I have a list of reasons on a previous page why a nanny is different from a parent, and pointed out that it's the all day isolation that's the problem. I don't think someone with mental illness is always a danger to a child, or even a danger most of the time. I do think the danger is real, though, and needs to be appreciated.

You would force your nanny to be isolated by not allowing her out of your house? In that case you would be the problem.

Most nannies take their charges to classes, playgrounds, out to meet other nannies for play dates, etc. Just like moms! So parents who deliberately forbid activity outside the house for nanny and child are, thankfully, as rare as parents who believe a nanny who is controlling her mental health issues with medications or other therapies is dangerous.

Parents who are scared of treated and controlled mental illness might be in dire need of a mental health evaluation themselves.

Do you seriously think you are making your case here? Or than you can change someone's mind by posting nonsense?

I was on the fence about this issue but now am firmly on the side of the "never hire the mentally ill nanny". PP, you are ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Seriously, too much drama and not any listening from the mentally ill nannies. Even if you were fine with my children, this attitude of entitlement is more than I, as an employer, could handle.

[Anonymous]

Seeing 10 different groups of ever-cahnging people for an hour or so at a time once a week at 10 different classes/visits to the park, people who are presumably focused on their own children is not the same as working with a group of people who can be both a support system and an early-warning system to identify if someone is decompensating.

But, you know that. You also know we're right about this.