Do you work?

I’m afraid about my ability to work.

Do you work?

Yes or No

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Yes I work fulltime, I think with enough support everyone can work

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I work part-time at the moment. Luckily it’s a very chill environment.

Maybe start by volunteering to see if you can handle it-- good luck! :sunflower:

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I don’t work atm. I just can’t cope with it right now. I do hope to work in the future though.

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You also gotta know what you can cope with to do well as a schizophrenic, I for one cant work night shifts anymore as it brings out psychosis.

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Nope and never will ever again. Im just about enjoying my life now, working sounds like a nightmare.

No one would have me anyway.

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I work for myself, I would probably be fired working for someone else

I can’t work. I hope in the future

I work two part-time jobs, total of 4 days/week. It’s the best I can do right now.

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I can work! I am working as a translator.

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I work part time

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I work but I have a job where I can set my own hours. So some weeks I work more than others.

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No, I don’t work anymore. The last hospital admission about 8 years ago, broke the camels back to ever work again.

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I work full time as a technical assistant. You know, the person you call when your computer programs aren’t behaving.
Right now I’m just in training.

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Yep I work. Full time dental assistant. I hope to go to college in the future to get my dental hygiene degree as well, but that’s wishful thinking.

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i work in a library a few hours a week.

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I don’t work.

I do my best to help out as much as I can though. I try my best to keep the house looking nice. Laundry and dishes, garbage and dogs, sometimes I’ll help my grandfather out for half a day.

When I’m doing good I like to think I’m helpful, like I pitch in to help. But I can’t do that every day. Not anymore. The stress and responsibilities cause me to get more symptomatic, I get paranoid and delusional. Slowly builds until I snap.

It’s safer and healthier that I don’t work, least that’s what I tell myself.

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Yes I work as an Insight Analyst for a marketing company 4 days a week.

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I’ve been off work for a little over 8 years. I’m currently looking to go back to work full-time as an Eligibility Specialist for the county a job I’ve done in the past and had to leave due to stress and a psychotic episode. I’m hoping with my current meds and new found stability I will handle the pressure of the job much better.

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I worked in management in social services. Action oriented job I loved it. Can’t work job at all. I can be a mom, wife, help with chores a little, run some errands some days, and give kids rides sometimes. I socialize with only the support from my hubby but it’s exhausting.

Much activity = symptoms and exhaustion because everything takes so much work. I do minimal activity level daily overall and struggle with daily tasks as above. I struggle greatly with initiative motivation concentration anxiety so showering is every 4-5 days and won’t cook for myself. I survive on life hacks, and skills learned at my job.

No way I could work. I live on disability. My goals are for more self care and healthy routine and to shower and exercise and be a fun mom.
I have BP1 w/ psychosis, schizotypal, GAD. My functioning has deteriorated significantly.

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