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Originally Posted by punky
Well, when's all said and done, it will come down to either accept your word for it. If you fake a bad leg or back, then they'll be some swelling, or discolouration, etc that you can't fake, and you'll get caught on. You may not limp consistently as well, for example.
With depression, there is no way for anyone to prove you aren't depressed, not even with a CT scan.
I would just like to clear something up. My comments did appear a bit callous with regards to the tone of the thread. I posted my comment before reading everyone else's. What I was referring to was all reports a while ago saying more people are skiving off work than ever before, and depression is a good way swing it.
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Playing at depression to avoid work is dangerous..you may have to keep up the pretence long enough to actually get depressed.
Much better to fake a back ache which is much easier to maintain as a lie...and back ache is the highest used excuse.Apart from the common cold back ache is the reason used for more work absence than any other.