Re: How open are you about your mental illness?
I've been very open about it. I'm not embarrassed or ashamed of having mental health problems.
I do sometimes regret being honest about it as in some cases it hasn't made any difference or helped at all. For example, employers just seem to gloss over it. You tell them you have depression and anxiety, and that's it. No follow up questions. They're not interested in how it affects you, or if there's anything they can do to help, so it seems pointless to mention it.
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