Categories | Codes |
Anxiety about dismissal | Because I thought I’d be dismissed. |
I thought the employer would fire me. | |
I wouldn’t be employed if I told. | |
I might be fired. | |
Might well be fired. | |
Anxiety about stigma | Those around would look at me strangely or I would be discriminated against. |
Because I would be looked at with prejudice. | |
I was afraid I would be misunderstood. | |
Because I would be made a fool of or watched with prejudice. | |
I didn’t want my boss to be prejudiced without reason. | |
I’m ashamed. | |
Likely to be treated with prejudice (as a nurse). | |
Thought I would be looked at strangely. | |
Anxiety about unfavorable treatment | Because I thought I wouldn’t be treated considerately as a handicapped person. |
Not feeling the need to disclose | I thought it was unnecessary to disclose it because the disorder has nothing to do with work. |
I think it’s unnecessary | |
Anxiety about violation of privacy | My personal information might be disclosed to others. |
Lack of awareness of illness | I didn’t recognize it was an illness then. |
No chance to talk | I was so shocked myself that there was simply no question of telling someone. |