HOW DO I TELL THE BOSS I'M BI-POLAR?

[PeppiPatty]

Hello @rachaelkate @checkers @MoonGal
@Rosie

What an interesting topic that @INSIDEOUT brings up. One of my greatest times of happiness is seeing changes happen in people spending times of mental ill health. With the fab support of many people and moderators here .... I went back to work last year but was horrified when ..... I started hearing the bosses discuss my 'obvious ,' symptoms of long term brain damage. No matter how many times I threw my University degrees and Certificates at them ...... The dye was set.

Can you all keep writing about how @INSIDEOUT could somehow manage her situation ?
Your helping me so so much

[PeppiPatty]

Just tell the ducks in the park....you dont want to be judged??

[PeppiPatty]

Jeepers, doesnt everyone feel that its a double edged sword......

Wheres the acceptance??

[Ulysses]

It defiantly is a double edged sword, damned if you do, damned if you don't.. For me, because everything is so new I would rather have people believe that I'm ditsy rather than medicated or tired than depressed. I'm still figuring things out myself, I would hate to explain it to someone who has no idea.
Also I think I would have more days off, because I would know my boss wouldn't challenge me. Even though at times I feel like getting out of bed is the hardest thing I've ever done.. I hope for one day mental illnesses aren't discrimnated against!

[Ulysses]

If you have informed your boss use it as motivation! Don't let them think mental illness defines you! Kick stereotypes in the A! You are more than capable of success. But like any illness, functioning 'normally' some times can be difficult.. There are great employers out there! Hopefully they can respect that.

[PeppiPatty]

Dear @Ulysses
Like what you write very much and ..🎎👑🐟🐠🔥🐠🐟🐼🐒🐺🙈🙉🐻🐷🐸☀️🐝🐞insightful
How are you ? I'm always reminded 🐕🐻...... one constANt reminder I got to get out of bed is my dog

I would never ever want anything bad to happen to Arlo, my dog.
He is very dependent on me
It's a test for me ......

[MoonGal]

Rosie, thank you for the book title Rosie, sorry for the delay I have been off the forums since my first foray into these forums a week or so back, tending to 'out here" life. Will look this book up and see if I can get it in at the library. I have some understanding of mindfulness having worked with the book Total Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat Zinn and other buddhist and psychology texts that point the way to the here and now. (as opposed to the ther & then - future or past). Appreciate your presence here. thanks for the reply.

[AlienBP2]

It depends on your Boss if you think they are understanding and compassionate maybe ok

If you think your Boss is an Arrogant Egotistic corporate pyschopath; then probably it's not a good idea ( though you might get a good severance payout?!)
It also depends on the nature of the biz to ...if it's a high pressure job look for something more forgiving ...no need to tell the boss before or after you get a refrerence... Best wishes AlienBP2

[PeppiPatty]

I love listening to Jon Kabat Zinn. I listen to audio books. 

Is it better in books?