Has anyone here taken short term disability for mental health reasons? Do you recommend? My worry is the stigma associated with the leave. Thanks

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I took short-term disability leave for about a month. The head of my group was supportive of my leave, and no one treated me any differently after I returned. I've since only received glowing feedback. I was fortunate that taking leave didn't negatively impact my career, but at the time, I had similar concerns as you. At the end of the day, I decided that not taking leave would have been more detrimental to my career than taking leave, as I knew I would not be able to perform well with my deteriorating mental health and really needed to take the time to take care of myself.

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Account director - thank you for your message. For some reason the app won’t let me reply but I appreciate it!!!

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If you don’t take it, your health and performance will deteriorate to the point that you might be let go anyway. Take it.

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I have, yes. Absolutely worth it.

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The more people that take it the less stigma! Plus what is it there for ? 😊

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I have not. I know someone that did and was let go a year after

I think they went on leave immediately after starting

I have also been considering this and would like to hear more about others’ experiences. If I were to do this, my fear would be missing out on opportunities and not getting work when I come back.

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