I am working as a computer network technician. Also, I will be teaching the CompTIA A+ certification curriculum to other participants in my city who are receiving treatment from their local mental health team facilitators.
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Wow were you ever disabled from Schizophrenia? You are doing a very respectable thing. My father is trying to get about four houses and rent them and see if one day I could handle taking care of them and the renters. I am in my mid fifties and have been on disability since my early 20’s. All my cousins rent out houses. One has 5 or more and the others have three rental houses each. Thanks for sharing it helps give me courage to move on with my life.
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I have a physical disability in regards to my right hand where motor function, sensing function and reaction time has been impeded, delayed or not usable at all. This invisible physical disability is due to psychosis & schizophrenia.
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Way to go yingyang!
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Now I’m feeling called out.
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Well, if you have a belief like that, I’m not even going to argue with you. I know the first 2 1/2 years I was sick there is no way I could’ve worked. You could say I was disabled. You’ve read peoples stories on here, are you saying you think everyone on here can work? When people hear voices screaming at them and they are hallucinating and delusional and paranoid, you’re saying these people can work? You’re out of touch with the reality of schizophrenia.
Yeah? How many? And according to you, just because a few of those people with disabilities can work then all blind, deaf and paralyzed people can work, because “no one is too disabled to work”. Explain that.
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He will not be able to explain it until after Jan 20, 2025.
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Given that the benefits had still not been agreed over 6 months after diagnosis
The housing was for one year that they offered
I was sleeping in a relatives loft at that point
So I gave up on that so called safety net and forced myself to work
As it happens that turned out to be the right thing to do
But now the financial situation I am in now is such that if I fall I fall badly
Sometimes life serves you circumstances that you just have to deal with
After 2022 I never thought I’d work again. Same for 2020 as well
That’s awesome your still working with your disability man… I hope to be in that situation one day myself 
Well, it’s important to try for improvement, but don’t think of yourself as a failure if it turns out you’re not able to work.
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Yea… I’m hoping for the best but I don’t think I will feel like a failure if I don’t succeed. But foreal I need a job because SSDI isn’t enough
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I got about two hours of work in me before I start hallucinating. I’ve had jobs and it’s the same thing. After a couple weeks I can’t function. Towards the end of my last job I thought I was going to get a dui driving home just cause my functioning. I can’t explain what happens other than it just kinda builds up and I start experiencing loss of function. I turn into a zombie- hallucinating like I’m on acid, every object forcing its attention on me, can’t think or focus, moving slow and directionless. Whereas I have a friend with schizophrenia that’ll work a regular job and be fine though most the time we don’t appear much different. I spend a lot of time relaxing and pacing myself or spreading things out.
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At any given time, as few as 10% of people with schizophrenia are employed on a competitive basis (Marwaha et al., 2007), with some studies suggesting that as …Dec 30, 2020
This is specifically for schizophrenia.
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I don’t view it as a handout. If I wasn’t disabled it wouldn’t be given to me. Anyways it’s a societal contract like the elderly get. It’s insurance to share the burden, instead of each affected family having to do the heavy lifting. This way everyone has a better chance of making it instead of 1% getting screwed over- an even higher percentage for all disabilities and the elderly. Only 6% of your income is taxed for social security. It’s a great program that helps millions.
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I was completely unable to work for 10 years.
Now I’m doing a part time, no brainer job, and it increases my paranoia and decreases my functioning outside of work not just at work.
I deal with being followed etc and it’s very difficult to get out there on my own and expose myself to danger .
I’m doing it, but it’s not easy. It’s extremely difficult to face my fears.
I also struggle cognitively. I’m doing a minimum wage job and even that is hard on me.
I don’t want to be judged for things I can’t control
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Working while disabled can be a struggle. I felt guilty for a long time for not having a job. I ended up getting a few jobs over the years when I felt well enough. It didn’t work out. Now I have what I consider a fairly complete life given my situation. I don’t have a partner, but I have some stuff going on. I’m over it now. I feel productive or somewhat achieved keeping up with my family, friends, and mental health treatment. We got a program in my city though that’s pretty involving if you choose to partake.
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I lived on SSDI for about 30 years. Eventually, I learned about recovery and found the right medication that helped me tremendously. Social security is a safe guard that I believe in too. But for what ever reason I was able to get back to work part time and then full time. I’m now 66 so I get retirement social security now along with working 20 hours a week as a peer support specialist m. I help individuals with their recovery process. I am also familiar with how stress can take a toll on us. I would sometimes come home physically shaking from the stress of a full time job. That’s when I knew it was time to cut back. The extra income is nice but my well being is more important!
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That’s great! Are you involved?
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I haven’t been making it much this past month. I’ve had other things going on. I still see my therapist and pdoc regularly. I got back Friday and found out they were closed. I plan on going this week. Im a regular member though at day treatment.
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I’m glad you’re getting back into it @TheSecondVariety . That’s great 
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