I was arrested for reasons I still do not understand for 1.5 years as the charges and reason(s) for my arrest make no sense, so in that sense, yes. Developed intensified bipolar disorder while locked up in jail. Biding my time until the charges get dropped or I get declared innocent by a judge so I can file a lawsuit against the police department. All that's left to do is wait, either for lawsuit time or for job applications to come through and hope there isn't a thorough background check (there hasn't been for most of my positions so far).

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jcims 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If your line of work is amenable to independent contracting you might consider setting up a company that you can work through rather than raw dogging 1099. I ran a security consulting company for about ten years and only on exceedingly rare (and obvious) circumstances would we have to submit background checks.

	▲	autotune 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I've tried the consultancy route, but I am just not good enough at marketing myself to develop repeat business. I have an Upwork profile and tried freelancing for a bit, but it's just not worth having to purchase "connects" to initiate a bid proposal and time and again not be selected for the work (yes, I add in a cover letter message on every proposal).

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WarOnPrivacy 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I am sincerely sorry. I wish we would take the ever-intensifying War On Redemption seriously.

Or at least realize the existence of it happening all around us (crim recs, credit reports, ever harsher laws driven by crim-just industry lobbyists, etc).

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commandersaki 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do you think you developed Bipolar in gaol or was it just a late onset?

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autotune 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I developed a new set of symptoms that I did not have before jail. Cartoons and characters saying different things as voices when I get overly self conscious about certain things.

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bradly 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I just want to say I'm really sorry you are struggling with voices and self consciousness. Not being able to escape our own minds is a feeling I don't wish on anyone and I hope you all the best through your struggles.

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autotune 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Thank you so much! Thankfully I have a good support system, so it's not all bad news. It mostly just means I have to avoid RTO by any means necessary because I have no idea if symptoms might emerge in the middle or end of a work day. Working on positive ways to manage it in therapy so that's good news as well.

	▲	amy_petrik 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If it helps I'm also in jail right now where I came down with a different disorder, multiple personality disorder. Hi there! Me too, I'm also in jail and also got diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. Hello, I'm a lawyer and I'm hoping to sue the state on behalf of my two friends here.

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balamatom 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ooh, that's one of "fun" ones alright. Can happen if the perceptual validator has encysted the behavioral corrector. (Or vice versa I guess; I just ripped out mine since they were known bad; other story - point is, being unable to examine things too closely is part of the whole predicament) Jail as liminal space makes total sense as the environment for habitual workarounds to fray and the underlying issue to manifest.

Check this out. By directing your attention, you should be able to flip the polarities of either circuit and/or the "cyst" (i.e. the connection your mind makes between the two, before proceeding to disavow it; speculated transmissible). If works anything like a logic gate which determines the content of your spontaneous reaction and/or reflection to contradictory percepts and/or concepts, by messing with its truth table you should be able to switch between selective deafness, a Freudian slip, stuttering, and the one you're currently having.

Source: never sat, just hung out. "You thought radical freedom is the answer? Let's see how you handle being locked up with all other people who thought radical freedom was the answer!" is a pretty fucked up basis for a society and also a thing.

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Sohcahtoa82 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> gaol

The only time I've ever seen "jail" spelled this way was in Elden Ring, and I had to look it up to see how it's supposed to be pronounced to learn that it's an Old English way of spelling "jail" and is pronounced like "jail".

Curious if you've been playing a lot of Elden Ring or if there's another reason you chose this spelling.

	▲	littlekey 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I've seen it a couple of times from British writers. But it's definitely a weird spelling that's on its way out.
	▲	mvdtnz 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Obnoxious attention-seeking Australians like to do this. It's best not to respond to them, you're giving them exactly what they want.

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gruin 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What are the charges? Please be honest.

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autotune 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Obstruction of justice (???), simple battery of a police officer (I ran into a police officer while trying to flee).

	▲	balamatom 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Not that I'm in charge of hiring anything, but I'd consider "has fought a cop" as a strong positive signal for any sort of computer programming role.
	▲	93po 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		..flee from what? i feel like maybe that's the bigger picture but yeah making a cop stub their toe is gonna make anyone have a bad time. im sorry the justice system is failing you.