I was doing alright until from the stress I developed schizoaffective disorder. I ended up on disability. Once people know you are mentally ill they don&#x27;t want you around as an employee and find reasons to get rid of you. HR finds out when a doctor diagnoses you and you get psyche medicine on your health insurance. Then you are seen as a liability. So a lot of people don&#x27;t seek help for fear they might get fired and not be able to work again.<p>This has to change in the industry so that mentally ill people get help and support so they can keep their jobs and contribute to the company.<p>When companies think about disabilities they think about people in wheelchairs, the deaf, the blind but not the mentally ill who have a hidden disability and still need support and accommodation.