Might just be a learned pattern picked up after years of having to explain why they can't make basic commitment or a career to work. It's not supposed to be a crutch or an excuse, probably just a way to lessen pain from high expectations in others.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

That's pretty grim, seeing as voicing these sorts of personal issues only serves to put a target on your back in the workplace, for the most part. Like whether or not you have commitment issues due to illness or whatever; we still live with generations who 'if they can't see it, it doesn't exist', not to mention 'if you don't think you can consistently meet the bare requirements of this job, please don't apply just to be a burden on the rest of us'. We all know people like the former, and I've heard the latter spoken a few times in a few different ways tl;dr it may not be a crutch or excuse, but it comes off that way, pro-victim style. In the cases I've observed at least.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Didn't notice where this was specifically about the work place? I meant life in general. Having mental illness is not an excuse to not do your best or act rude, but if you constantly preform under your potential or are very productive some days and have others where nothing gets done no matter how hard you try, you tend to want to explain it to people, the alternative is often that people think you are lazy or that you don't care about the people affected by your performance in what ever setting.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Name dropping mental illness in random conversation is like saying you are a big bomb, with a big red push button and a tag that says "don't ever push me". Quite a kamikaze move, in my opinion. Factor in that decent people will end running away, because tiptoeing around bombs is exhausting.

by Anonymous 1 year ago