Has anybody tried to work but broke down and couldn’t handle it. This has happened to me at least 5 or 6 times.(5 or 6 different jobs) I get to the point to where I say to myself, that is it I can’t handle this anymore.
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I haven’t even tried to work since I’ve been sick.
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I have not yet tried to work since getting schizophrenia. I may some day try if I can improve my negative symptoms. I’m not giving up hope yet.
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I’m going to try getting a job soon, but I’m worried about this happening. I would be working remotely, so hopefully I can manage the stress. At this point, I figure it’s worth giving a shot.
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I got to a point that I ended up in hospital, The pressure was just more than my mind could handle
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Since my first psychosis, I have worked on 3 occasions. The first time I lasted 6 months. The second 6 weeks, and the third 3 weeks. My ability to work seems to be going down, but who knows maybe one day.
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I’m gonna be 53 in a couple of months. In my lifetime I have had a little less than 100 jobs. Mostly part time.
The last four jobs all ended in a breakdown, even ended up in a closed ward unit, so now my social caretaker said “enough is enough” and made an application on my behalf for disability.
I know the 28th of September if it’s granted.
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In the earlier years I really wanted to work and I did temping and I walked out of numerous jobs I haven’t worked now for about sixteen years just volunteer work
I’ve had numerous jobs since getting sza as a teen. But always struggled with it and sooner or later left them from not being able to handle it.
I’ve had to go out on disability on several jobs. It’s been I guess 8 or 9 years since I worked. Recently I tried looking for work but no one would call me in for an interview. I got super stressed just looking for work. I thought if I can’t even handle that I probably can’t handle working either. So I gave up.
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I
Work
Breakdown
Work again
Breakdown again
And it just goes on and on!
One day I will sort it out for definite
Almost every job I’ve ever had, also some schooling.
The stress and workload never ended well. Put me in a really bad place. One of my worst breaks happened because of a job. Haven’t worked since.
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Wow, 100 jobs. I thought my 40, prior to disability was the most.
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When I had been denied disability twice and was waiting on my hearing I tried working at a drugstore as a cashier. I lasted 3 days. I am not even sure how I got hired in the first place as I was very sick. I think that helped my disability case with the judge
I have only worked one job, as a librarian for 1,5 years, and it didn’t work out Unfortunately. I felt much better when I was at the university.
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Yeah, pretty much at the point of giving up today. But I probably have some of the answers I was looking for. On to the next challenge I suppose.
I’ve only ever worked at restaurant, telemarketing and nursing jobs all my life. Ie., the very bottom of the barrel jobs. No other companies would ever hire me. And all of them were much too stressful for me.
Yes. I tried going back to work about a year ago and I couldn’t handle it or keep up
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Yes. I’m currently on leave because of this very thing. Sucks because this is a good paying job. Starting disability paperwork soon and I’m sad about it.
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I am on sick leave since last year, this month is my last pay, I’ll have to apply for disability next month.
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