Diagnosed in 2009
Disclosure
Telling People That You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Who To Tell About Your MS and When
- You’ll want to disclose first to those closest to you — those who know you well enough to know when something is wrong anyway. This is the best way to rally the support you need to begin the coping process.
- There’s no need to tell everyone at once. Start with the people with whom you feel most comfortable. With time, you can decide how much you want to share and with whom.
Disclosing your MS at work can have a big impact on your: - Job security
- Work options
- Career path
Disclosing your MS at work can have a big impact on your:- Job security
- Work options
- Career path
- How soon to tell, how much to tell and what to expect are common concerns for anyone who is actively dating. While there’s no need to tell all on a first date, secrets don’t lay a very good base for a lasting relationship. Consider sharing at the point that you would like to know important information about the other person.
Questions To Ask Yourself
- Is it to:
- Share personal information with an important person in your life?
- Explain recent physical or emotional changes?
- Rally help and support?
- What MS is?
- How it affects you?
- How hard it is to predict changes in your symptoms?
- What you’re doing to treat it?
- That it’s not contagious?
- That it’s not fatal?
- How it’s different from other diagnoses?
- In a face-to-face talk?
- With a pamphlet that the person can take and read?
- By reading a book about MS together?
- By watching an online program together?
- By going to an educational event together?