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Old Jan 23, 2009, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by filifera View Post
Thanks. I've already informed them, and they are investigating.

It's awkward knowing that the top management is aware of my disability and are being very supportive, but the people I work with day to day aren't supposed to know about it, for obvious confidentiality reasons.

I'm in a bind -- if I let on that I'm being "accommodated" I imagine the harrassment will only escalate. The department I work in has been running without "adult supervision" for a long time because of high turnover for that particular manager position, so the dysfunctional behavior is pretty entrenched.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? What are the risks vs benefits of disclosing mental illness to co-workers? Does it stop the harrassment, or does the bullying only get worse?
There are no benefits to disclosing personal health information of any kind, the least of all "mental illness".
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