One of the most frequent questions I grapple with is: When do I tell them? In a job interview, you are there to sell your best self. You highlight your skills, your reliability, and your drive. You don’t exactly want to lead with, “By the way, my brain occasionally glitches and I might need to lie on the floor for twenty minutes.”
The “Looking Fine” performance is never higher than in a professional setting. There is a persistent fear that disclosure equals a loss of status. You worry that your boss won’t see a capable employee, but a liability or a safety risk. Yet, staying silent creates its own type of stress. You live in a state of constant high alert, wondering if a public seizure will be seen as a medical emergency or a professional failure.
I’ve found that there is rarely a perfect time. If you tell them too early, you might be judged before your merits are known. If you tell them too late, it feels like a secret. The middle ground—waiting until you’ve built a foundation of trust—seems the most logical, but it requires a thick skin. We shouldn’t have to choose between our privacy and our safety, but in the modern workplace, the “disclosure dilemma” remains one of our heaviest invisible burdens.
Dealing with epilepsy 