Not long after my diagnosis I told a handful of people at work about it, people I’m relatively close to (in work terms) and that has been okay.
But as I have become more aware of what challenges me, I have found masking with other coworkers more and more frustrating. Having to either suffer unnecessarily or justify myself to people.
I’ve been close to another full on burnout for a couple of months and I know if something doesn’t change, I’ll end up having another extended absence.
So it feels like the risks of “coming out” are now outweighed by the risks of not.
Have any of you “gone public” at work and, if so, how did it go? Am I about to commit an act of liberation or self-sabotage?