Use of Rhetoric in Argument in Work Place: 1351654

Sam (Colleague): Hi Hannah, how are you doing? Lexy told me that you applied for a leave and the HR did not approve it?

Hannah (Myself): Hi Sam! Yes, you heard that right. I have not been doing very well for the past couple of weeks, and due to this pandemic, and being isolated for days is making things even harder.

Sam: Would you mind telling me what exactly happened? Are you ill?

Hannah: well, I am physically okay. But mentally I am not doing well.

Sam: what? What do you mean? You are completely okay Hannah. It is all in your head!

Hannah: Oh yeah? You seem to know everything already Sam. I do not need to say anything further. What I fail to understand is how, you being a product of the 12st century can still pretend that mental health is not an issue when the entire world, and the medical fraternity, and the WHO has declared that around 450 million people in the world are suffering from various kinds of mental illnesses.

Sam: but you don’t look it? And what has that got to do with work anyway?

Hannah: Well, you see, you need to understand that symptoms of illnesses like these are not same for every individual. For me, I might not look like something has been troubling me, but another person suffering might have different physical symptoms. It hinders my daily bodily activity such as something as simple as leaving the bed. I am too anxious, with too many things going on at the same time.

Sam: So what are we supposed to do to help people like you?

Hannah: Understand that we are normal human beings, and any mental illness is to be taken as seriously as a physical ailment. Our employers need to regard this issue with similar importance as a person who has got the flu. Last and most important, we need to be kind, compassionate, and ready to understand what others around us are going through instead of jumping to conclusions.