Published on 12, July, 2020
My employers have been banging on about this, and I find it’s just for show. I don’t think they actually care about anyone’s mental health. I dare say if I mentioned anything I’d just get a ‘look’ like there’s smoothing wrong with me.
It’s good that people feel better about speaking about their troubles though. And you can get help for anxiety and depression etc, but as an autistic person who suffers with high levels of anxiety, making a post on work social media about it doesn’t help me. The treatment doesn’t help me either, as it’s not tailored to ASD individuals. Also, Autism as a mental health disorder, and just feel as though my plight doesn’t matter, but the lady who takes time off work with anxiety or panic attacks gets some sort of preference and acknowledgment. I’m not playing down these issues, I just feel unseen. I also think I haven’t made much sense in this reply lol
You have made perfect sense. I feel likewise.