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Good news is I have a job interview, the bad news is I have severe social anxiety, I'm fine one on one so I'm not worried about that as much, more this
For years my social anxiety was so bad that I couldn't leave the house during the day, if I needed to go to the shops I would go hungry all day then go once it was dark, even then sometimes I couldn't face walking into the store and would stay hungry, so obviously I had a hard time finding a job, so now I have a three year gap on my CV that will be asked about and I need to explain , I feel like I'll never be employed I'm truthul about the gap, one person has told me to be honest and say I'm now over it and it has actually made me more eager to get to work and work with people, the other person told me that no matter what I day never tell an employer that you had ( I'm not telling them I still have a less extreme version ) social anxiety

So what do you think I should do? Be honest, twist the truth, outright lie? I'm so worried about it I'm losing sleep, iin?

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    If you have something like social anxiety, I doubt that it goes completely away. Should you have some difficulty at work because of this and haven't told your employer about it, chances are they won't understand what's wrong with you and just let you go.
    My suggestion is to take your chances and be honest. If you do get the job and have problems, your employer will be obligated to see you get help and not fire you, as he hired you knowing about your condition.
    Good luck.

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