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I’ll actually have to answer this the other way around:In Sweden, you can only be fired for the following reasons.A verifiable, demonstrable lack of work that you can usefully perform.Committing an actual crime against your employer, e.g., embezzling or demanding bribes from clients or something. Same goes for colleagues, of course, e.g. beating them up or sexually harassing them.Abuse of alcohol or drugs, if you refuse treatment, which the employer is required to help you with.Refusing to perform a task for which you are qualified. (Naturally, provided it’s legal, safe, and so on. And that you get at least your regular salary.)The blanket term “cooperation difficulties”, which is a very cumbersome process that would take about a year to complete and involves counselling for all involved parties, a long paper trail, and extensive talks with the trade union. You’d better only try it if you’re really fed up with that employee. And no, the employee cursing at you doesn’t count; “insubordination” isn’t a thing in Sweden, we don’t even have a word for it.“Penalised” isn’t really a thing, either. Some foreign companies (well, some US companies) have employee handbooks that state draconian penalties for trivial infractions of an employee manual, but they are never enforced, since the local management knows how much they’d be fined if they tried.The only disputes of that kind I’ve ever heard of are bus drivers and the like who refuse the uniform when they think it’s too hot, and are sometimes sent home without pay to change into their uniforms. It’s generally regarded that the employer has a right to have a dress code, just as anyone technically has the right to be a complete asshole. It’s just that few companies have; I’ve just spent three days at the HQ of Ericsson, and I know for a fact that they don’t have a dress code and you’ll find people with quite impressive titles walking the corridors in T-shirts and jeans. OK so it’s designer T-shirts and designer jeans, but still.

So, here’s the deal with C-PTSD:It is a diagnosis that exists, it is real. However, therapists in the U.S. use a book called the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-5), and C-PTSD is not in this book.This book is used for insurance purposes and to have a common language for therapists and others. So, in the world of academia, insurance, and treatment plans, etc., C-PTSD isn’t an option that we are able to use as a diagnosis.What does this mean?As therapists, we know and acknowledge between each other, and even in academics, that Complex Trauma exists.There is research being done on it and plenty of books have been written about it. However, since we cannot use it as a code to diagnose someone, it’s never used in a professional, clinical-coded way.I come from the camp that believes complex trauma is the reason for many mental health issues. Not all, but many. This means that the majority of people are being diagnosed with what I would say is a symptom of C-PTSD—and, although relevant, missing the larger picture.Now, this doesn’t mean that therapists are not treating patients in a way that is in alignment with how you would treat someone with C-PTSD, because some are.However, it means the majority of clinicians are not educated on C-PTSD, its origin, its treatment, or its prognosis. So, if a therapist doesn’t use this diagnosis, then of course they wouldn’t be educated about it. Unless they searched for it, someone introduced it to them, or they have experienced it themselves. Therefore, they would not know all the details of how to help people with C-PTSD.This is a huge problem.We can clearly see this in drug/alcohol addiction, as addiction comes from C-PTSD and childhood abuse/neglect, period.Psychology has yet to find a way to help those with addiction though. We have fallen short in this area of psychology, because we are focusing on the drugs/alcohol, and not always the underlying trauma of C-PTSD (though some clinicians are of course).According to Pete Walker, a pioneer in understanding that disorders such as OCD, ADHD, addiction, personality disorders, DID, etc., all come from C-PTSD, from childhood trauma (abuse/neglect/cults).Abuse has been a taboo topic since Hysteria was first explored. This was the diagnosis for C-PTSD and BPD in the 30’s.Long story short, they stopped exploration when they realized that predominate leaders in the community who were paying for their children to go to therapy with Freud were sexually abusing their own children (incest). In fear that he would lose his status, Freud discontinued exploration into childhood abuse, and many others didn’t want to touch this area either.Childhood abuse is rampant! And, until recently, has largely been misunderstood, or ignored. You can read more about this in Judith Herman's book, Trauma and Recovery.So, the answer is:Most people are only diagnosed with part of the problem (“symptoms”), and C-PTSD is not really addressed in the way that it needs to be addressed.Why isn’t C-PTSD in the DSM-5?It’s hard for me to touch this topic, because, ultimately, I don’t know. However, I suspect it has to do with big pharma running the DSM-5… and there not being a drug created for C-PTSD. That is just a theory though.Also, it goes back to society not wanting to realize the amount of abuse, incest, and trauma that children go through, all over the world. It’s too ugly, too painful—so normal to many that they don’t even realize it’s abuse, that it's happening in their own home.Bold statement, but I think it’s true.Dr. Betsy UsherPsychologist, Filmmaker, Writer, Artist, Rebel

I'm not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that alcoholics and addicts are eligible for disability benefits, while those suffering with chronic depression are not.Depression is currently listed in the Social Security disability benefits impairment listing manual, or “Blue Book”, while alcoholism and addiction are not. This leads me to conclude that you're making an assumption based on anecdotal evidence, in which case you likely don't have all the information necessary to draw such a conclusion.I'm not sure where you live, but in the US most people have to be patient and persistent in their fight for disability benefits. Everyone I’ve spoken to who has applied for disability has had to apply at least twice. The process is a challenge for everyone.Addiction and alcoholism alone are not conditions for which someone can receive social security disability insurance (SSDI.) What you may not have taken into account are the underlying issues leading to addiction &/ the damage potentially caused by addiction.According to disabilitybenefits.com,“Social Security no longer has a disability "listing" for drug addiction. Until 2017, there was a listing for substance addiction disorders that you could meet if you had suffered specific changes in your behavior or physical health due to regular abuse of any prescription or illegal drug that affected your central nervous system. The changes that qualified were brain damage, liver damage, pancreatitis, gastritis, peripheral neuropathy, seizures, anxiety disorder, major clinical depression, or personality disorder.”Many people struggling with addiction started using alcohol or drugs as a means of “self-medicating” due to mental illnesses, including depression.As the above passage outlines, others have suffered serious health issues as a result of their drug use. Should they be refused medical benefits and disability (which is barely enough to get by) because they made poor decisions in their earlier lives?If you answer in the affirmative, I have a few other questions for you. Should an overweight individual be denied bariatric surgery, medications for high cholesterol or blood pressure, hip/knee replacements, or life-saving heart surgery to fix damaged arteries? Should the babies of parents who knew they had genes that cause birth defects or women who will have high risk pregnancies due to age or health problems not receive life-saving treatment?Where do we draw the line? It's a slippery slope, isn't it?I wish you the best in your fight for disability benefits. Depression is a debilitating, soul crushing illness that sucks the joy out of life. So is addiction. I wouldn't wish either mental illness on my worst enemy.Disability Benefits For Substance Abuse | Addiction.comSSDI and SSI Disability Benefits for Drug AddictionList of Conditions that Qualify