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An invisible illness could be depression,
addiction, and anxiety, basically anything
internal that only you know about. The problem
is these are not one-and-done illnesses like a
cold or a broken arm. They’re usually chronic.
And they’re usually consuming.
talk about the impacts it can have on your career.
And based on my experience, I can share what
almost broke me and what saved me.
I was having stabbing pains, massive blood loss,
would never know it if you saw me because I don’t
have a scar on the outside of my body to prove it
to you.
What people did see, though, was that I started
to miss deadlines; again, and again. I’d disappear
from work for hours because I was either sick to my
stomach, or having another dizzy spell. “You should
go on Short-Term Disability,” my boss eventually
delivering any work output and letting my team
down, I agreed it was the right thing to do.
My insurance provider didn’t recognize my situation
provide the documentation that was requested of
them. I was young, a non-smoker, and therefore
S U I T S & S N E A K S
by Kristin Leigh