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Originally Posted by xllewbowski
That is really the heart of my issue, the M.I. isn't something I should have to put a wall around. I have a very hard time acting symptom free and am tired to the point of endurance of trying to hide and excuses it. Its the color of my hair, its my hight, its color of my eyes. Its a part of me that I was bornwith that I can only attempt to maintain, not changge. I am getting very tired of treating it as if it weren't a topic for polite society.
I'm not trying to press anyone into the "open", but I'm tired of "setting bounderies" or basically gate keeping this information about myself. I'm not embaresed of it (well, sometimes I do embarassing things) but I'm just all out of motivation about what in essence feels like hiding it.
I promise I'm not trying to pick a fight or rile anything up. I just want to stop worry about being found out.
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Chill. It's cool here.
Can I ask why you are so worried about being found out? I know, of course there is a stigma attached to MI. I've seen my share of prejudice over the last couple of decades.
I'm not able to hide my symptoms. I guess that's why you're working and I was forced to go on disability.
What do you think might happen if people found out? Do you work in an environment that's hostile towards people with M.I.? Do you feel ashamed because of your M.I.?
Are you familiar with the ADA? You can't be fired because of your disability.
I learned a long time ago that I needed those boundaries to feel safe. I'm thinking you don't and that's good. You're coping.
I don't know how anyone could hide it, but then, I never tried.