Do mental health problems come up on your background check, and would schools consider you a liability.

The title probably sounds worse than it is, but I don’t really know how to word it properly.

So I’m in college right now to be a secondary teacher, but I’m looking at starting therapy or getting a psychiatrist. I have a lot of undiagnosed problems and symptoms, including (what I assume is) bp depression, disassociation (possibly from ptsd), panic disorder, and possible psychosis from depression. I’ve been diagnosed with both depression and panic disorders since I was probably 12 or younger.

I’ve been too scared for a long time to talk about my problems due to trauma that stems from therapists and other mental health accommodations. I finally have the confidence to try and get some help, but now there’s another problem I’m scared of.

If I were to be diagnosed with something like ptsd, bp, or psychotic/disassociation episodes, would that effect my record and possibly my future employment as a teacher? It doesn’t effect my performance or leadership abilities, and if anything, teaching and leading is the thing that helps me the most. Teachers have been one of the stable things in my life, and I want to pass it on to other kids. I just don’t want to come out with my problems and have them stop me.

Submitted June 04, 2022 at 09:23PM by sea_gloss https://ift.tt/LEHt0dV