I’m SZA, & I’m thinking about returning to the workforce.
It’s a job I’ve done before actually, only I wasn’t on meds yet. Now I’m on meds and 10 years have passed and I’m feeling better and I’m wanting to work.
I was wondering who was able to go back to a job after SZ diagnosis and function well.
What is your job/life like? Do you ever get overwhelmed?
I tried working all the while I was sick. Had trouble in the beginning now seem to be doing okay.
I think if you are stable it’s doable.
Did you change medications? Or you just improved and were able to work again?
If you are stable, and can handle stress and anxiety well, I think you’ll be fine. I’m pretty stable for the most part, yet under stress, my symptoms flare up. I also have extremely bad anxiety. But that’s just me. I’d say give it a shot, and if it doesn’t work out, at least you’ll know.
I work a small part time job in a library. We don’t get a lot of traffic, so it’s usually quiet. I get nervous when people come in.
I need a job where I avoid people. People and noises bother me.
So I’m kind of looking at a limited job market for people like me.
I used to take all my Geodon at night. That was a really bad plan. Now I take it in the morning too. I take the maximum recommended dose.
It changed my life.
I couldn’t maintain any job for more than 1 month after my sz diagnosis. Before sz I kept jobs for more than 3 years and I was under 20 y.o. My issue is anhedonia, I have fun at the beginning but then the fun and motivation all crashes.
I know that feeling. That’s what happened when they put me on abilify
hey, @TomCat
I can’t message you because your profile is hidden. There was something I wanted to ask but not in this thread.
Can you message me and I can reply to it?
That’s weird. I didn’t hide my profile. I think I sent you a message.
I’ve been able to get a job and hold it for 8 months after switching to first Latuda, then Saphris.
Also I think stopping the regular use of seroquel helped a lot. If a medicine has fatigue as a side effect, I will get that side effect.
I LOL’d. I know how that one works.
How long were you out of the workforce?
I volunteered in the AA meeting place bookstore for 4 hours a week, or when filling in for someone else. The 4 hours were difficult for me, but I managed. A real job doesn’t pay you for just sitting most of the time like this volunteer job did. The bookstore shut down with Covid-19.
About 10 years.
What kind of job do you have? What are your triggers? How do you cope when they come up?
I do customer support for an antivirus company. Chat and phone, but mostly phone these days.
My triggers are stress, and sensory overload. There’s a lot of noise at work, but I’ve gotten better at just tuning it out.
I don’t know, I have like two modes. “Work-Miika” and “real Miika”. If real Miika is feeling symptoms, they will go into Work Miika mode as soon as I enter the premises, and put on my game face until I get home, and then I sometimes just sit in a dark room for a while and stare blankly into space.
Just to sort of rest my senses a bit.
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Ive had a job for nearly 4 years. Had many short jobs after being diagnosed. I cant really handle my current job anymore so im switching jobs. Applying for disability so i can work less since work flares my symptoms
Tried. Failed. Will try again in a bit, but search very carefully for something that fits me and my situation and doesnt overwhlem me. Probably something simple and something i feel does good to the world in a small, quiet way.