I never hid my previous employers but I really don't want companies reaching out to my previous job. My manager was toxic as hell and actually told me to give u

I never hid my previous employers but I really don't want companies reaching out to my previous job. My manager was toxic as hell and actually told me to give up when I tiptoed into telling him about some mental health issues that I was working through. He also told me everyone on my team disliked me. Eventually I did "give up" and stopped trying to impress anyone. I was also the only woman and felt extremely excluded by default. I ended up only being there for 6 months. There isn't really a productive or healthy way to share this with a recruiter.