Can a diagnosis hold you back? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If an employer wanted to do a background check what would be the limits? Like would they have access to your medical history? and if so as someone with ASPD this would be a huge problem.

I work in entertainment so it wouldn't really affect anything but still. Being a literal sociopath isn't a good look. That's why I haven't told anyone irl. It wouldn't look good to an employer. Could it hold me back? And if so is there anyway I can withhold such information?

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[-] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh, yeah. I didn't mean to imply that getting a job with a disability is easy or that employers actually follow laws. I was more trying to point out that a personality disorder is a disability, because most people won't see it that way

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