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Pressured to explain my PTSD

I have accommodations through work (basically FMLA) to protect my job when I need to take off work to see my therapist or if I have an episode. Yesterday happened to be one of those days. Today happened to be my 1:1 virtual meeting with my manager for the month. She put me on the spot and asked me about my PTSD so she can be better prepared and know what to expect for work when I have an episode. She had more concern with work than my mental health. I have terrible social anxiety, and am particularly fragile right now due to my episode yesterday, so I panicked and just answered her questions. Because she was more concerned about the job, she re-triggered my PTSD by asking far too personal of questions that she had no business asking due to my accommodations. Just need someone to be pissed with…


I have accommodations through work (basically FMLA) to protect my job when I need to take off work to see my therapist or if I have an episode. Yesterday happened to be one of those days. Today happened to be my 1:1 virtual meeting with my manager for the month. She put me on the spot and asked me about my PTSD so she can be better prepared and know what to expect for work when I have an episode. She had more concern with work than my mental health. I have terrible social anxiety, and am particularly fragile right now due to my episode yesterday, so I panicked and just answered her questions. Because she was more concerned about the job, she re-triggered my PTSD by asking far too personal of questions that she had no business asking due to my accommodations.

Just need someone to be pissed with me and validate that this was wrong.

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