Don't tell your employer anything. If you need to take time off, say it's for personal reasons or invent an excuse. The stigma is real. The minute you disclose

Don't tell your employer anything. If you need to take time off, say it's for personal reasons or invent an excuse. The stigma is real. The minute you disclose your mental health difficulties, they will start running the calculus to decide if it's worth keeping you around, and unless you're a star performer who adds massive value to the business, they'll decide it isn't. Remember that they don't give a shit about you. Their only goal in employing you is to make a profit by paying you less than they get by selling your work to their customers. They don't give a single fuck about your normal human struggles. Do not say a word.