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Old Sep 10, 2014, 02:49 AM
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I think the answer is depends on what feels right to you. I used to be more guarded about it, but now i am a little more open. I usually wait a bit so that people can form an impression of me first, and then if they feel like a friend i will tell them. But there are some people i am friends with that i haven't told. I usually tell people i'm dating after a few dates, but i don't go into detail right away. Most people would recommend not disclosing at work, but i chose to tell my supervisor. I work in mental health, and my supervisor is a pdoc, so it would be pretty hypocritical of him to judge ir treat me different. I told him because i thought he had figured it out, which he totally hadn't, but he was very cool and respectful about it. I'm glad i told him because i can talk to him if working with patients is ever triggering for me, and also if i need to go off sick i won't need to explain myself. I also told a few coworkers, because it's good to have extra eyes on me un case i ever get unwell and don't recognize it. So in my case, it's been helpful, but i have a workplace with people who are not stigmatizing. This topic has come up before, and some members have lost jobs because of disclosing. So be careful
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