I work a lot of nights and weekends, so I don't get to see a lot of TV (my VCR is busted, and no Tivo yet! :-), but I wanted to respond to something Rapunzel said -- which is that in the last few jobs I've had, I got them when I was in "remission," if you want to call it that. Knowing what it's like to be horribly depressed, and having been that way enough to warrant a hospital stay earlier this year, I can't imagine being functional enough to go look for a job in that condition.

However, I have found that when the depression really kicks my butt AFTER starting a job, that my supervisors uniformly have been cool about it. If you lay it out for them, they're more likely than not to work with you on it. I told my current boss about my mental health maybe 6 months after I started. She said, "I've never been depressed or known anyone who was. Help me understand." She keeps track of my med changes, asks how things are going, came to see me in the hospital, and gives me huge breaks when I need them. The other 2 bosses I"ve had in the last 7 years who have had to deal with my mental illness have been equally nice about it.

There might be a stigma against it in the world Trump lives in, but for us peons, I've found that people are largely compassionate and willing to help you out.

Candy