PSA: Hide your mental illness. Society will judge you for it. Jobs consider Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD as a disability.

you ARE entitled to work and to a fair chance. There is a very small possibility that your mental illness actually makes you not “entitled” to equal consideration.

yes, fat people get less work. Yet we get work. We cant hide our bodies. Hence, not every mentally ill person is obligated to choose to hide, because visibly disabled people cant and yet still can get work.

Some people will not be able to hide and suppress mental illness.

If you are incapable of a job due to that illness, your own safety and happiness are more important than anything else short of the safety of others, so for some people, disclosing is smart and ethical.

I was hoping you would acknowledge your insensitivity and apologize. Suicide is a serious problem and it isn’t something to mockingly laugh at someone about.

/r/mentalillness Thread Parent