I asked this during the summer on /r/mentalhealth but didn't receive a repose so I said I would give this sub a shot.

A lot of mental health patients very bravely choose to become mental health advocates, sharing their stories through blogs, podcasts, YouTube videos etc.

In theory I might one day love to do this (to help break the stigma and because I think part of the pain of mental illness is keeping these things secrets). But I worry that a potential employer would come across the material and choose not to hire me as a result.

Is this a real risk? Has anybody here actually done it (shared their story under their real name)? If so how did it work out?