billd. thank you for the site. very helpful. the organization is usually good hearted but very disorganized. I used the ADA card once before in my life and had to fill out confusing paperwork, but it eventually worked out for me. I worked the nightshift when I was first a RN. The nightshift triggered a pretty severe manic bipolar episode and I had to nearly walk out of a shift and was then on sick leave for a month. I was extremely responsible at work and knew when I had to bow out for patient safety. I filed ADA in order to get a day shift versus being fired. I got the day shift and didn’t have any bipolar problems after that. I left with a spotless record. Looking back, I infuriated my daytime coworkers with ADD traits I didn’t know I had lol.
Lakelly, what a miserable experience! I had a lot of problems at my last job..just bullying in general. actually bordering on emotional abuse. The ADD term was not thrown around as it was not diagnosed, but in retrospect, I think that those type of behaviors triggered them to target me. My job now is a little different in that I am extremely autonomous. No one is watching my every move and people in the office usually defer to me. I was terrified of enduring more bullying at this new job, but to my surprise, most people really like me!!!! I know exactly what you mean about the charting and have very similar problems. As a RN, I actually mastered the bare bones notes. The extra variable for me is that I see these clients regularly outpatient. The extra writing on the progress notes helps me remember details about each client’s life which greatly strengthens rapport. My memory is ok, but it is very slow to click. Without my notes, I probably would forget most details about the client until halfway through the appointment! (then I would remember absolutely everything after I have already embarrassed myself and made the client feel insignificant). I am working on trimming them down somewhat, as it is a time consumer. I’m lucky that I can type lightening fast. If I am in the right angle, I can type without looking at the keys or even the computer screen. You are right in that I need to be open-minded about what I can change; I’m stubborn 
I got an email from my mentor that she would respond later when she had more time.. but she added the phrase “hang in there..it will all be ok”. I should probably take that at face value right now. My brain was in a huge panic yesterday.
*breathes*
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