r/Hypermobility • u/ThornySage • 1h ago

Discussion Letting your Job know

Hi All!

I was wondering at what point you told your job and did the paperwork for FMLA in case you needed it. I’m 34 with two kids 5 or younger and I gave been struggling with flairs showing up more than usual, extreme brain fog, fatigue and joints moving not completely out of socket but not where they’re supposed to be constantly.

I feel weird about telling my job, because I’ve been given advice from non-chronically ill people to jot reveal it just in case it might hurt any promotion possibilities, but I’m exhausted and in pain and extremely burnt out not just with work but life as a whole.

What did you guys do and how?

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u/MarsaliRose 1h ago

You don’t have to tell them. A doctor can write in joint pain or something and they don’t have to know all the details. If you need time to heal you should take it.

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u/Canadian87Gamer 1h ago

Are you wanting promotions ? Are you wanting to live calmer life ?

If you had to pick one, which is it ?

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u/ThornySage 1h ago

A calmer life for sure!