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Re: *Coming Out*

Posted by alexandra_k on May 3, 2005, at 22:51:14

In reply to Re: *Coming Out* » Toph, posted by Dinah on May 3, 2005, at 21:08:05

Hmm.
I guess I see it as fairly personal information.
Like sex
Like how much you earn
Like who you vote for
And I only share that info with people I trust.
Same goes for my mental health stuff.
I don't want most people to know.
Not because I am ashamed of it
But because it is personal information that simply isn't most peoples business.
Also: there still is stigma out there and I don't want it to affect peoples perception of me. People who know me well tend not to care. The people who are most likely to judge me are people who don't know me very well - and my mental health issues are none of their business anyway.

I told my supervisor at uni.
Because I need time off sometimes.
Both from work and from tutoring.
He actually came to visit me when I was in hospital (on the psych ward)
EEP!
I did not like that.
I think I muttered something about how I had been working on my thesis...
But he is okay with it.
But sometimes he seems a little too 'careful' around me.
Sometimes he seems to pity me.
But I don't take it too personally.
Because he is socially awkward and fairly inept.
And he gets over it at times.

 

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