I’ve recently been filling out applications for different jobs at the same company since the middle of January and typically have not received any response.
They have a page in the application where you can say if you have a disability, or not, or just not answer. I have major depression and general anxiety and have been on the verge of suicide a good handful of times. The MD also causes me to have near-chronic fatigue. Medication and therapy has had little to no effect. Now I’m not stupid enough to tell them I’ve almost killed myself or that I’m prone to intense suicidal ideations, but I know from my previous two jobs that It’s intensely difficult for me to be treated and constantly act like a regular healthy person. They say at the bottom of the page they don’t discriminate, but I’m skeptical for obvious reasons.
So I’m wondering if my gut feeling is true – that I’m essentially blackballing myself by being honest about having serious illnesses.
Also, as a rule of thumb, do you recommend lying about being mentally disabled in an application or a job interview?