Have you told your work about your DP?

I'm pretty sure that "Hell, no!" is the right answer here.

There is absolutely nothing the work people can DO with the information that you suffer from dp. It doesn't "show" and it doesn't directly impact work ability.

Anxiety and depression and obsessive thinking can impact your ability to function, but even then: what is telling them supposed to do? Make them feel sorry for you? They won't. They'll somehow think you're making it up, or that you are making too much out of it.

Make them give you a break/be understanding about how you perform? No way. It will never happen. Give up that fantasy and live long and prosper.

So there is no sensible reason at all to tell.

That said, I'm not ashamed of having mental illness, and now that I no longer have symptoms, I do tell anyone and everyone, lol....but I'm not expecting anything in return - just trying to educate and in some ways, shock them, I suppose: as in "but Janine seems so together and so on top of things. How could SHE have had mental illness?"

Don't ask, don't tell. Good for gays in the military, good enough for dp'ers.

Peace,
Janine

I'm pretty sure that "Hell, no!" is the right answer here.

There is absolutely nothing the work people can DO with the information that you suffer from dp. It doesn't "show" and it doesn't directly impact work ability.

Anxiety and depression and obsessive thinking can impact your ability to function, but even then: what is telling them supposed to do? Make them feel sorry for you? They won't. They'll somehow think you're making it up, or that you are making too much out of it.

Make them give you a break/be understanding about how you perform? No way. It will never happen. Give up that fantasy and live long and prosper.

So there is no sensible reason at all to tell.

That said, I'm not ashamed of having mental illness, and now that I no longer have symptoms, I do tell anyone and everyone, lol....but I'm not expecting anything in return - just trying to educate and in some ways, shock them, I suppose: as in "but Janine seems so together and so on top of things. How could SHE have had mental illness?"

Don't ask, don't tell. Good for gays in the military, good enough for dp'ers.

Peace,
Janine

Wow,

I'm very surprised at the sheer number of answers here that say "no", I didn't expect that. But then again, my answer would be "no" as well, and I haven't told anyone at my work either. I suspect -- given that I've reluctantly declined social invitations from different folks -- that they might think something is up... in fact, I think back when I was more anxious/DP'd, I suspected they thought I was this ginormous weirdo... now that I look at it, I bet they're probably just more confused as to why I don't partake in any activities outside of work.

Anyway, what's interesting to me with these responses is that there seems to be a common "distrust" factor. I mean, I do agree that you shouldn't tell them because, like Janine and some others said, they probably won't understand, and if they do, it's like, WHAT can they do? Evoke sympathy? Not likely... Not to say they aren't compassionate or sympathetic, but the combination of not understanding and our inherent distaste towards others who play phoney balloney (to get out of a job, or whatever reason) isn't likely to produce much of a positive effect, in the way of work performance leeway or whatever you're attempting to get at.

Hmmmm, so yeah, "no".

Wow,

I'm very surprised at the sheer number of answers here that say "no", I didn't expect that. But then again, my answer would be "no" as well, and I haven't told anyone at my work either. I suspect -- given that I've reluctantly declined social invitations from different folks -- that they might think something is up... in fact, I think back when I was more anxious/DP'd, I suspected they thought I was this ginormous weirdo... now that I look at it, I bet they're probably just more confused as to why I don't partake in any activities outside of work.

Anyway, what's interesting to me with these responses is that there seems to be a common "distrust" factor. I mean, I do agree that you shouldn't tell them because, like Janine and some others said, they probably won't understand, and if they do, it's like, WHAT can they do? Evoke sympathy? Not likely... Not to say they aren't compassionate or sympathetic, but the combination of not understanding and our inherent distaste towards others who play phoney balloney (to get out of a job, or whatever reason) isn't likely to produce much of a positive effect, in the way of work performance leeway or whatever you're attempting to get at.

Hmmmm, so yeah, "no".