I thought long and hard about this as I waited 2 years for approval. And I figured (I left my job - first out on stress)...then I applied for Long Term Disability thru my company.

But, that is all confidential. So, I wondered what I would say to a potential employer at the horror of thinking of having to do an interview with my low self esteem, anxiety and stress.

What i would have said was something like...(because my parents and my b/fs parent have been ill) and I have been running them to appointments...I would have said that I had to attend to a sick family member...PERIOD.

Not, blah..blah..and make my lie longer...just period and they really can't question that.

I did think about..well, would they worry I will abandon them? But, it didn't matter because if I were to say I was out on stress with my big drama stories..than I wouldn't get a job anyway.