I wanted some insight... I have anxiety about posting this, haha, but hey it's a new account it will probably get removed anyway. 

For a little bit of background, my place of work has morphed into something sinister lately. We got new owners and new upper management, and we were all misled about how the change would go down. A couple weeks ago they gave us a whole new POS system but didn't train anyone on how to use it. Like, nobody, not even our supervisors. Customers are pissed, the whole environment is more hostile, and my anxiety at work has been heightened considerably as a result. I have called out for a shift twice in the past three weeks, mostly because of this. I have a knot in my stomach about going to work now. 

Anyway, the other night, my friend who I carpool with had to go home early because he was sick. I decided it would be in my best interest to leave as well - there was no one else there that I trusted to get me out and home if I had an anxiety or panic attack. Just the idea of being stranded like that is making me feel anxious now. 

My manager didn't like that very much. She demanded to know why I needed to leave, too. She was rude and said that I needed to stay, as I was not sick. When she asked why I needed to leave as well, she said there were other coworkers willing to take me home. I told her that I wasn't comfortable with that, and when she asked why I said that it was personal reasons that I wasn't comfortable discussing with her. She also noted my poor attendance lately and offered to let me talk to upper management... I declined that as well. Like I am going to trust these people with intimate knowledge about me, these people who are currently trying to intimidate me into staying at work?? No. I asked her what the consequences would be if I left anyway and she didn't really answer, just said there wasn't an option. So, I left, and then I quit the next day. 

TL:DR version: do you think your employer/management needs be privy to such personal information? Do you think, "personal reasons," should be a good enough reason to leave work? Because the thought of trying to explain the depth of my mental illness to someone like that is... Yeah, that's not going to happen. I am glad I quit my job, but I will soon have a new one and I am wondering how to handle this in the future if it comes up again.