I have been training in a company for 2 months and I feel 8 hours I too much stress for me.
How do you guys handle working for more than 3 months or even years ?
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Medication, therapy, CBT, and a recovery-centric attitude. I just keep going.
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I’m on disability benefits. I do attend a day centre during the week, I don’t participate in the finger painting, macaroni pictures or bird box making but I like chatting with the support staff there and hanging out at the pool table. I also like drinking their coffee they provide.
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No I’m on disability in the states. I struggle with negative symptoms and cognitive problems.
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Nice , how long have you been working and what do you do ?
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Full-time since 1998 I believe, and I’ve done a variety of things. Currently a senior commercial insurance broker. Have been in this role for over four years.
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I’ve been broken since I was 12 and ain’t nothing going to fix it.
I can hold a job though, got my first job when I was 17 and worked until I became schizophrenic at age 19. Then I spent the next two 1/2 years being unemployed and being hospitalized or in group homes. I became employed again in 1983 when I was 22 and I’ve been working steadily, albeit, mostly part time, ever since and I’m 60 now.
All I know is it took a lotta help, a lotta luck and a lotta hard work.
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worked all my life since 16, current work 25 years
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I was unemployed for about 9 months after my diagnosis, but I have always worked apart from that
Actually, I feel more unwell when I am not at work
Working is a great distraction
Ask yourself if you’d actually do anything worthwhile if you were not working?
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I can’t work ! I played basketball today for the first time in 12 years so I’m gonna get really good and start hustling people on some street baller stuff I guess! Or go to law school!! I’m totally screwed so that’s my last 2 options!
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I’m too disabled to work, but when I did I only worked about 15 hours a week in the end. I went off my meds and have never been able to do it again, except for a few volunteer jobs twenty years ago. I was very happy working, stick with it!
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I’m a stay at home mom but no body pays me.
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I applied for a job, and I’ve done the test that they told me I need to take prior to getting hired, but they’ve gone ghost. So…I mean, do they really want to hire me or not? I guess I’ll wait 2 more days.
I try to rest as much as I can. Resting usually helps me a lot.
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Yes I work but it’s not a paid job.
I’m currently taking care of my ailing father and an active but sick puppy.
I’m taking care of others but kind of ignoring my own needs in the process.
My therapist and psychiatrist are trying to keep me on track.
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Never did work longer than 6 months
For Me those are my limitations
Just a couple of hours a week, volunteering - playing “tea lady” for the local elderly day centre.
Only been at it almost a month - but quite enjoying it.
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Worked from 13 to 45 then couldn’t do it anymore. I’m on disability in the States. I call my work now trying to be healthy and take better care of myself and try to not let stress build up.
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Voluntary work going round the wards with the hospital library, about 6 months after my 1st inpatient stay. Lasted about a week. Couldn’t cope with approaching people and talking to them . Washing up in a large,Fawlty towers quality,hotel my wife and I were staying at . It had a mix of those on benefits,and holiday makers. If you could award minus stars it would’ve been about -3.
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I’m on disability.
Thank god.
I can’t work.
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I am also on disability
I dunno if I could handle work anymore or not
I suppose it would depend on the job.
Maybe someday I will try again
I use to work 2 jobs pre psychosis.
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