- sigh * just another one of those days where I’m down in the dumps, I guess.
That’s how I feel sometimes, but I think I’m getting better. I’ll be willing to work soon but it better be the proper kind of job.
Well you can still have friends. And exercise. And go to the park. And volunteer. And if working never happens (you never know what the future may hold) you will find substitutes. If the reality is that you can’t work then reality is also to seek entertainment or activities. Find someone else who doesn’t work and hang around him/her. Not everybody works. Nothing stopping you (I think) from having a companion to hang around with you. But I’m sure your feelings about not working come and go.You must have days where you are OK with it or it doesn’t bother you so much. I live in a large apartment complex with seniors and disabled people. I don’t pry into other peoples business but I’m sure most of them don’t work. And they look perfectly happy. I just saw this girl I lived with in a group home in the eighties walking across the street to the coffee shop with a friend.They were strolling by laughing and talking.My neighbor three doors down hears voices. When I met him four years ago he was working at Walmart but he got fired. He hasn’t worked since. But every time I seem in the hall or in the lobby or the library he looks happy. And he’s VERY social with lots of “normal” friends.
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Working isn’t everything, different people add value to society in different ways. Also remember, just because you can’t do something now doesn’t mean you won’t be able to do it later.
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There are always volunteer jobs to get going again - then if you want, with some references, phase back into paid work.
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Thank you, that’s what I’ll probably do. It just makes me really depressed knowing I missed like a couple years of my life, assuming my recovery will stick. I’m so tired of being poor. And now my hair’s falling out, bills are accruing… haha… I’m gonna just stop right there…
@SnowyOwl , There is hopes for everyone. Your days will change. This illness is the most cruel illness that takes away everything. Hope your family helps you for now, that is what I am doing for my son. Good luck, and sending you positive thoughts.
Thanks so much. I’m glad I joined this site.
my hair fell out too it might be your prolactin from meds that can cause hair and bone loss
That explains all the cavities.
i hope you are feeling better today.
remember a buddhist priest owns nothing…but they are happy…
things do not make us happy, nor what you look like on the outside…it is what lies within you that is important.
take care
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working isn’t everything hunni. i couldn’t handle a job right now unless it was voluntary. i may well look into that after the kittens go to their new homes. maybe a charity shop or something.
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Not having a job makes me feel like less of a man. But, the job thing for me has been a disaster.