I do not know you and your past but guess destigmatization of mental illnesses is an important agenda to people,
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 8:34 AM Mirko via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote: > Am 10.05.2021 um 15:16 schrieb Kyle Stanley: > > Hey all, > > > > In these last few months, I have been in the process of healing from some > > pretty heavy past trauma. And now that I am on the road to recovery, I > want > > to share my journey with the Python community in hopes that it may reach > > those that are struggling with their own mental health battles, as many > of > > us are during these dark and difficult times. > > > > Trigger warning that it includes a decent amount of highly personal > > content, so only check it out if you are okay with that: > > https://discuss.python.org/t/break-from-open-source/6372/7?u=aeros. > > > > To anyone that would limit my employment opportunities as a result of > > having had these struggles, *that's perfectly okay*. I kept the post in > the > > private section because I was originally in fear of discriminate. > However, > > I have reached an important conclusion: *I would not want to work for > your > > company if you discriminate against people who have overcome past > struggles* > > . > > > > > Thank you for your courage! This is what we need. True, genuine and > honest stories from people with mental health issues. To demystify > and destigmatize the entire topic. Everybody happily runs to the > doctors to get antibiotics/antivirals for their simple cold and > everybody literally "loves* to complain about how bad they feel when > having a cold. But even today in the year 2021, very few people dare > to go public with their "mental cold" or their "mental cancer". The > danger of mockery or discrimination is still far to high. > > > All the best, Kyle and good luck! :-) > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
