I feel shame that I cannot work a regular job. I want to make myself useful.
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I quit my last job end of Feb 2020. I can’t work now.
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I qork 1 day a week during most of the year, and this summer 3 days a week for 6 weeks.
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I work four days a week, 9-5.
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After today going to the grocery store I was reassured once more I cannot work. I started hearing voices that weren’t nice and feeling like I wanted to do bad things.
I also went for a walk before then in my neighborhood at five a.m. but no one was around, all were tucked safely in their beds.
I have felt like working and had guilt over it most of my life since I have had no job. Today I play my musical instruments and I leave myself alone. At least more alone.
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Is your job stressful? Do they know about your condition?
I think most people want meaningful work and to feel dignity in that respect. It’s hard.
I can’t work. I have memory problems really bad. It’s hard to learn new things as a result
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@Meryl_Grey my job is not stressful. I work as a massage therapist. I work with one person, my client, at a time. My job is focused on my customers. I chose this on purpose after having stressful jobs in my twenties. I actually went to massage school at a community college hearing voices with delusions. It was before my symptoms got so bad I finally got diagnosed.
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It’s only really stressful for 6 weeks un the summer while we uave summer programming. We get 20+ kids per day, 4 days a week, for 4 hours a day. We cook them lunch, provide snacks, and do activities/crafts.
Yes, my boss is aware.
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I forgot to say they do not know about my condition. Very few people know I have schizophrenia. My parents know, sister, brother, husband and kids know. That’s it.
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Monday through Friday from 4 to 7
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Maybe try volunteer work.
I don’t work because I get too stressed and paranoid. Even though I do well on meds it’s still something I avoid. I did volunteer work a couple of half days a week for years but that is over now. I’m 52 soon. Not a bad time to retire.
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I work 3,5 hours per day at the shipping company.
It pays well. I make 30k a year and have 7 weeks of holidays because I’ve been with them for 24 years.
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I’m on a VA pension because of my military service. I tried working for quite some time but it never ended well for me. I don’t feel guilty either that I don’t work. It’s a full time job being in my shoes.
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I am not able to work at all 
My paranoia is activated by the stress that comes with it. So I will take early retirement because of sz. But I got lots of cultural events in my city and I don’t get bored. Besides I got some new friends which make me feel more happy and thankful for the life I have 
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I currently work full-time as a senior insurance broker. Been doing this for five and a half years at the same company now.
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Right now I am too sick to do much of anything.
I am looking for a new job