Interesting article. I wish I had more nerve to be more open about my mental illness / addiction. I just started a new job, after being off for more than a year while I got my life sorted out, including hospitalization. And I feel really bad lying about what I did during the time off, when part of me feels like I'm really proud about what all I've accomplished - but I don't feel safe enough to disclose my history for fear of limiting my future career prospects.

I feel really lucky that laws up here prevent employers from asking questions about medical history, since I was able to negotiate taking Mon. afternoons off to attend "outpatient" therapy once a week. I mean I'm pretty sure my boss thinks it's for something mental health related, but she can't ask.

--splitimage