How to fill in mental health status

In fact, there is no unified standard answer. The core principle is to match the actual purpose of the filling scenario, and then choose the way of expression based on your own demands.

If you are going to a psychiatric department to fill out the initial diagnosis registration form, don’t hide it. Whether it is a depression that has lasted for more than half a month, an uncontrollable rage that makes you want to throw things, or extreme thoughts that occasionally pop up, you can write it down exactly as it is. I met a sophomore student before. When he went to the doctor for the first time, he was embarrassed to say that he had not had his period for three months and would slap himself when he got emotional. He only wrote "I have been having trouble sleeping recently and I am under a lot of stress." The doctor initially judged that it was ordinary academic anxiety and prescribed some sleeping pills and performed two laxatives. The relaxation training was completely useless. Later, I cried and told the truth during the third consultation. I was diagnosed with severe depression accompanied by a tendency to self-injury. I adjusted the medication plan and added cognitive behavioral intervention twice a week. It took almost two months to slowly recover. Concealing the true state in this medical scenario is essentially a trap for myself.

But if the scene were changed, the situation would be completely different. For example, if you fill in the psychological status column included in the employment physical examination, or the employee psychological screening form collected by the company, if your own emotional state does not affect normal work at all, but you occasionally work overtime for two days in emo, there is no need to clearly write down these minor emotional issues. Filling in "good" is enough. In fact, many people struggle with how to fill out the form. Essentially, they are afraid that their emotional weaknesses will be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives. This concern is too normal. In fact, there have been two different voices in the past two years. One thinks that no matter what the scene is, you must fill it out 100% truthfully. If something happens later due to psychological problems, you don’t have to take responsibility. ； Another person feels that there is no strict confidentiality mechanism for collecting psychological information in non-medical settings. If you write it too carefully, you may be labeled as "emotionally unstable" by HR, which will affect subsequent promotions or even directly lose the offer. Both of these opinions are reasonable. After all, the current environment is indeed not tolerant of psychological issues to a completely unbiased level. How to choose depends on your own judgment of risks.

If you encounter a checklist issued by the school psychology teacher, and you have said in advance that all contents will be strictly confidential and will not be recorded in the file or told to the counselor, then you can completely write it down truthfully. If you are really stressed out recently and cannot bear it, you can just take this opportunity to talk to the teacher, and maybe you can solve the problem that has been bothering you for a long time. To put it bluntly, you will never go wrong if you ask a few questions about the purpose and confidentiality rules of the form before filling it out.