I "came out" at work in order to request accommodations. I also wanted to educate my co-workers/supervisor by exposing them to a "real" person who has a mental illness. I want to lessen stigma. A mentally ill person isn't just someone shooting kids that you see on the news, right?

I offered to do some training for my co-workers on what it is like to be an employee with mental illness. I offered this because of the continued complaints about how to "deal" with those employees. Needless to say, my boss didn't take me up on it. On top of all of this, I work in Human Resources.

I was wondering what experiences you may have had at work where you felt you were not treated well or differently because of your illness.

Thanks!