This happened to me recently at a contract job I had about 6 months ago during a phone call to introduce myself to the team. In the middle of my sentence, I just lost every ounce of thought and suddenly became hyper aware of my exact scenario.  It was one of the more frightening things I&#x27;ve experienced in recent times.  Thankfully, one of my coworkers killed the silence after ten seconds with a few questions.<p>I think the biggest problem for me is that the field I&#x27;m in, despite being in technology, seems to favor outward personality types and views social phobia as a strong weakness. Even mentioning issue feels like it has potential enormous career growth impact.  The most recent job I worked for, it got to the point where I actually went to HR and talked to them about it, including the ADD&#x2F;hypomania comorbids.  Absolutely nothing came from it, which only furthered my thoughts on others&#x27; appreciation for mental health.<p>I saw a comment yesterday saying that we&#x27;re going through a positive mental health phase shift now, but I&#x27;m seeing the exact opposite. I see a large amount of &quot;othering&quot; towards those with mental health issues. For what it&#x27;s worth, a majority of the HN type personalities I&#x27;ve met over the years are just as guilty of this.