Do you want to give your employer that much info Thor.?

I did when I was working actually more to be in their face I think about the stigma..... Standing up to stigma however it was a bit more of a pain in the butt in hindsight.... I'm still glad that I did it though

If there is any problem with this you can just get the doctor to send a note stating that you are fine to return to work and have a security clearance... Big hug...

I'm so glad that you're feeling better...... xo

SunCloud knows my story concerning this well, Thor, and it's a cautionary tale. I asked her to write a letter about my service here on DS PTSD for the community service component of my tenure process at my community college in 2016. I was very proud of being a CL here, and I still am.

I was brought up short by the stigma in my college's reaction, especially because the leader of my tenure review was a fellow psychology professor. He was only acting vice president of the college at the time, and therefore hoping to be made permanent vice president. He had a reputation as a liberal at my college, and to become permanent vice president he had to win the support of conservatives on the faculty.

To do that, he staged an extra tenure committee hearing just to grill me as to my PTSD. I went to a lawyer before appearing before the hearing to see if it was even legal to do that and received his professional opinion that it was not. My lawyer advised, though, to attend the hearing and see if I got tenure in spite of it rather than sue.

It was arduous experience allowing that acting vice president to use grilling me before that committee about my PTSD to boost his conservative backing for his career's sake. I did get tenure, but I was never promoted again after 30 years of steady promotions. I agree with SunCloud: beware of feeding any facts to workplace superiors that could feed stigma for your PTSD.

I agrees be careful BUT the ADA does protect you.

SunCloud - The information is required by law.

Rose07042k - to a degree and it is slight at best. This is about my National Security Clearance. Nothing to do with ADA or HIPAA.

It sounds good to me Thor just enough to cover all the bases they need and not any more. You have become good at this!

I need to cover enough so I am not covering up when they ask about but enough to stop any qnestions.

I hope things go well at work Thor.... xo

I invoked ADA protection in a meeting with my college's vice president, my hurman resources head, and myself.

I did this "as required by law" and was immediately terminated. They slammed me and divulged info to future employers who contacted them for employment verification only. Never used them as a reference. Beware. Mine was for security clearance purposes as well. Beware, I had same diagnosises, voluntary treatment etc...

I wasn't terminated, Strength, but I was granted tenure with "grave concern" and never got a promotion again after 30 years of being promoted steadily. So I did have the law's protection of my job, but only the protection of the letter of the law, not the spirit of the law. Thor, as Strength says, beware.

Thor, I would give minimal information and only talk about the current hospitalization based on trauma caused during your service. I would be afraid of the stigma as others have commented on. If you comment on multiple hospitalizations it could be a red flag. I also think this rule about reporting is an ADA violation. If other staff does not have to report hospitalizations for any type of illness, injury or surgery, then it could be said that they are targeting a specific population protected by not only HIPPA but ADA. I would think that you would only have to provide a doctors note that you needed time off for medical treatment and leave it at that.

Secouya - They already know about the other hospitalizations. I had to tell the government and my employer what what going on. HIPAA and ADA do not work if you have a clearance. My I will say that my HR has been really cool with and it sounds like this something they have had had to deal with before. They, everyone, do not know about ECT. That would probably be a step too far.

Thor, I hope thing go well. Best.

Yeah, keep ECT to yourself, Thor. Hollywood depictions of it tend toward the more dramatic stagings of it and could lead others to getting a distorted picture of what you're actually experiencing with ECT. Besides, it's been such a positive tool among those available to you in your treatment this year it's worth treasuring for yourself and not putting out there if not necessary.