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Job interview anxiety — should I disclose?

A discussion guide for the disclosure dilemma, with frameworks instead of directives.

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First real interviews bring the disclosure question to a head. This thread trades real outcomes, not one-size advice.

ADHD means I fidget, blank on questions, and struggle to sit still for 45 minutes. Do I disclose in the interview? In the application? Not at all?

Prompts

  • Disclosure outcomes — success stories and cautionary ones?
  • Does industry change the calculus (tech vs. finance vs. public sector)?
  • If you didn't disclose, did you regret it?
  • Strategies for managing symptoms without disclosing?
Both choices are valid. Offer frameworks and lived experience — never a single 'right' answer.
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