Because if they know about my issues it won’t be as big of a deal if I have an panic attack at work, or show other signs. Also I’d hopefully do something like stocking or cleaning, not costumer service.
I had a job before where I wasn’t as upfront about my diagnoses and it ended up biting me in the ass. My mental health deteriorated and no matter how many doctors note I brought in they made me feel terrible about missing work, even though I would find someone to cover my shifts.
It’s a bit of a long story, but to sum it up they ended up putting me in dangerous situations and I got progressively worse mentally so I went on medical leave.
I’ve been medically unfit to work now for almost three years, and most days I would say I am low functioning. Hopefully I’ll be able to work part time in the future, but I want my employer to be aware about my disability so they can help me out if need be, or I can take the time to calm down ect.
anythin more than part time probably not. improvements in my negative sx always make me feel like i could go out there and get shite done. then there is the inevitable backslide and the possibility of another episode. my first episode wiped out a year and several months of memory, i still lack some of my childhood memories as if i had been taking ativan all that time.
Those customer service jobs drove the final nail into my brainpan. No way I can sit on a phone letting people call me names over ■■■■ that doesn’t even matter and then to be required to kiss their fat azzes to meet QA standards. I’m so disillusioned with people I can’t say I care to work those kinds of jobs.
I’m working and was diagnosed w sza, narcolepsy and ptsd. However many are unable to work and that’s ok and shouldn’t be looked down upon because everyone handles disability differently. But it’s definitely not impossible. So if you want to try definitely do it and don’t be discouraged just because of your label!!
I did work until I actually was paid a halfway reasonable salary and worked mainly in an office environment for a few years. Then I didn’t want to go back to a lower or no salary and a more laborious job for the rest of my life… Unfortunately when I no longer had anything to do I relapsed. Since then the negative symptoms, weight gain I’ve lately experienced, and self doubt have been crushing factors on me. In many ways I was little more than a worker when I did work because I had no social life outside work. However having something to do kinda kept me together and kept my hopes up for something better in life. Now there’s little hope left in that regard.
I am getting reviewed by social security. Which is the easiest job among these. Dishwashing, stocking shelves or cleaning warehouses and office buildings.
I don’t know but I’m giving part time work another shot when I get back. I feel like a normal person nowadays most of the time but a job might test some of my limits like persistence.
I used to do high stress jobs at call centers doing Billing, Tech Support and Retention for Bell Canada and then to various surveys around Canada. Eventually it just got so bad I had to quit. My attention span/memory became (and still is) almost zero and my paranoia became so bad that I began having panic attacks when dialing people up for the surveys.
Now I work part-time at the Salvation Army. My job lets me deal with the public infrequently and I get a lot of exercise in doing so. I mostly do the Donations, lug the heavy stuff around and janitorial work. It’s not a bad job and I let my boss know in a “ha ha” funny way that I really wouldn’t be good on the cash register due to low patience with some of the idiots we get. She understands and hates being on cash too so I dodged that bullet.
I also write a lot and recently put up a book on amazon, so I’m hoping that I can start making some money off my writing as well. It’s also a bit of a test because I have a lot of problems when people criticize me. I take it incredibly badly and overthink it constantly. I’m hoping that if I get any bad reviews (knowing the internet, it’s a given) that I can read them, get why they don’t like it if they aren’t just trolling and try not to take it personally.
I haven’t been officially diagnosed with SZ but I have the voices, emotional issues and several other symptoms that all point to SZ and holy hell does it feel better knowing what the problem is.
Dish washing is the easiest physically.The actual act of washing dishes is simple: you rinse off dishes, stick them in a rack and put the rack in a dish washing machine and it does all the work. Pots and pans are a little harder. You may have to do them by hand. It might take a little time to learn where to put away all the dishes and pots once they are clean but in the restaurants I’ve worked in I just simply ask the waitresses. There’s a learning curve so at first they usually politely help you find where they go, but if you don’t learn quickly they might start having a little attitude towards you.
The thing I disliked about being dishwasher is that once you are done with the morning, afternoon and dinner “rush” and you are caught up with the dishes they will have you clean stuff. They might ask you to clean the freezer or even the entire cooks station. This could mean having to scrub baked on gunk on drawers, counters and even ovens. This can mean getting greasy and dirty and wet. But overall, dish washing is rather simple and uncomplicated and since federal minimum wage has risen a little being a dishwasher may not be a bad proposition. AND…you get to gawk at the waitresses all day. AND…sneak food to eat when no one is looking!
From reading your posts I assume you live in California. How close do you get to substantial gainful employment. I live in Colorado and the minimum wage is 9.30 an hour. Much above the federal minimum wage. It’s going up to 12 dollars an hour by 2020. Does social security make exceptions for states that have higher minimum wages. I think you can only make a thousand a month or you get cutoff. At 12 dollars an hour you can only work 10 hours a week or you go over.
Minimum wage here is $10.00 an hour. I have worked for most of the last 37 years (after I was diagnosed)
I don’t know. I collect SSDI and right now I can’t make over $1100 per month. But this is after years and years of trial work periods, going off and on SSDI, and all the Social Security reviews. They tell me I can have this deal for the rest of my life.
Your math is off. That is only $120.00 a week or about $500 a month. Well below what you are allowed.