Posted by Atticus on January 12, 2005, at 21:06:55
In reply to Re: Atticus, you don't have to hide anymore :) » Atticus, posted by anastasia56 on January 12, 2005, at 17:01:09
Overall, I definitely feel a sense of relief that at work it's out in the open. It finally provides an explanation for some of my behavior to my co-workers, whom I think are owed that. I think that I'd like it to be in the open everywhere, which in an ideal society would be fine. But this isn't a perfect world, and I guess now I'm trying to figure out how to widen the field of openness as much as possible, knowing full well that there are bound to be times when that will backfire and I will be stigmatized or rejected. I suppose I'm trying to figure out under what circumstances to share this information with a number of people, including longtime friends from college. It seems like it should be easy, a no-brainer, but I guess old fears don't vanish overnight, do they? Even if I know these fears are probably irrational and I likely won't be rejected by people I've known and cared about for a long time, I'm not quite sure where to go next with this. Anyone have any suggestions? Is there anyone out there in Babbleland who has pretty much told everyone in his or her life about his or her condition? I'd be really curious as to how that worked out overall. I have to admit, I'm a bit flummoxed at this point. But in the end, I'll probably just tell people here and there on a spur-of-the-moment impulse (impulse control not being one of my strong suits) if it seems to fit into whatever is being discussed. Atticus
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