Con’s feeling of hopelessness and shame will prohibit him from exploring his job opportunities and seeking and maintaining employment. Feeling out of control, overwhelmed, flawed and loss of autonomy were reported by individuals with bipolar disorder as part of their lives experience (Crowe et al., 2012). Self stigma, which “individuals self-discriminate on their basics of their belief about their limitation (Merryman, 2011, p.404), can evoke fear of being stigmatised and incapable of employment (Merryman, 2011; Stuart, 2006). This could stop people from pursing their social role performance including pursing employment and becoming socially exclusive. Thus, this will significantly inhibit people’s recovery (Merryman, 2011).
