Should I disclose mental health history from middle school/etc.?

Are you new here? Peace corps has certain timelines for medical clearance and are specifically strict on certain timelines for mental health…so yes I mentioned that over 10 years ago (in middle school) I went through xyz AND mentioned dates to indicate proximity of more things in my health history so I could get advice from people who have applied. Sometimes people have gotten into PC while disclosing that they haven’t taken meds/been to therapy for over 1 year but sometimes they haven’t because they disclosed so yes, I added dates for context. Some people had depression 6 years ago and disclose it when they are fine now and have to jump through hoops to get medically cleared or have to write essays. Dec 2021 wasn’t that long ago so it’s actually pretty relevant.

This shit’s important to a lot of people who want to make a difference in the world. Clearly you know nothing about the PC or how to apply or what it takes to apt lol.

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