Posted by sunny10 on May 4, 2005, at 8:19:18
In reply to Re: *Coming Out*, posted by alexandra_k on May 3, 2005, at 22:51:14
I think of it as the same as diabetes or cancer or any other type of disease....
Most people just don't go around telling everyone they come in contact with that they have poor health, no matter the name of the underlying condition.
But they do tell those who can be a help, or who need an explanation for times when you may need a little extra help. Like a boss.
I believe that in the States, we even have employment laws that protect you by demanding that the work environment provide a safe place in which people with special needs can work.
Your special needs may be a simple as needing a "mental health day" from time to time; not a ergonomically correct keyboard, et cetera...
Your health should never be a subject of shame; sh*t happens to the nicest people...
Knowing who you can trust to actually be a help (even if it's just the security of their knowledge) is the only important thing. Because, yes, there are always gossipers in life. And, frankly, it doesn't matter what you tell them- they take a fragment and blow it all out of proportion and that's how the stigma comes into play...
Be you, be wise, be well,
sunny10
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