I'm going to have to either get a job or go on disability

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When I read these forums I feel like I got lucky regarding my diagnosis. I’m on a low dosage of medication and don’t really have hallucinations, delusions, or voices.

But I have a lack of motivation. And I don’t really get out to work much.

I work maybe 45 minutes to an hour on some days. Depending on how I’m feeling that day, but I don’t work every day.

This has been working out for me because I’m working at my parents’ business. But that’s going to change soon because my parents are planning to sell the business and retire.

So soon I’m going to have to either get a job or go on disability. Getting on disability seems like it’s going to be hard, and I’m not going to get a big payoff, even if they do accept me, because I’m poor and didn’t get much money put into social security. On the other hand I’m not sure I can see myself working at a regular job full time either.

I’ve also been going to college to get a web design certificate. I only have 2 courses left to complete it. But what’s worrying me is that I’ve seen a lot of ads for Wix (a website company) and I keep thinking, in an age of drag and drop web design services, I’m already obsolete.

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How old are you? How long have you been on meds?

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I’m 35 years old, and I’ve been on medication since 2014 so about 3-4 years.

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I have managed to work several jobs while very sick. You would be surprised at what you can do when you have to do it.

But if you are going to apply for disability do it while you aren’t working.

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Well, I’m very doubtful that I can get disability because I’ve done so well on the meds. I read this forum and I continue to realize how lucky I am to not be experiencing ongoing symptoms.

The only thing that does pop up is continuing memories I have about what happened when I was a kid. I’ve had encounters with aliens as a kid, but nobody believes me. :alien:

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Im also 35 and have been on meds since 2012.

I tried working 6 months after starting meds, but it did t work out. And I’m on ssdi now.

There are a few members on here who do work, they may chime in.

If you are going to apply for disability I would have a loved one help you out with the application process. Pick someone who is good with paperwork, because there can be a lot of it. (At least in the U.S.)

Good luck!

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I’m also studying Web design/development. I know what you mean about Wix. Still though from what I hear there are tons of jobs out there for this stuff. I was making a lot of progress back in November but I’ve stalled when my symptoms got bad. I’m currently waiting on a decision for disability since June 2017. Even if I get awarded disability I still want to get my symptoms under control and try to work. I hope everything works out for you!

Also have your ever heard of the Fae. They appear as aliens to some people or as Leprechauns and mystical creatures to others. Basically fairy’s. There’s a lot of literature about them. Basically all the lucky charms like horeshoes and four leaf clovers were really to keep the fairy’s away because they basically torment humans and mess with them and stuff. I think I saw a Leprechaun once running around my room while I was in bed. Super trippy.

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Blurg,
I had my second and third psychotic breaks within weeks of each other. I had to go to the psych ward for two weeks. It really destroyed my ability to take one of the two courses I was taking that semester. So I know where you’re coming from. But, in the other class I was taking, the teacher went to the hospital, so I was able to catch up when I got out of the hospital.

I prefer online courses, but then if it’s not online I want to take it on the campus in my home town. I don’t want to travel to another campus miles away to take the courses. It’s been difficult getting through my web design certificate. It’s taking far longer than it should have been.

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Blurg,

I think they were aliens. But one of the things one group (there are more than one kind of aliens) talked about it was making me think of the Fae.

I was complimenting them on being so advanced that they could travel between the stars.

And they asked me why I thought they weren’t from around here?

And I said because when I walk down the street and see people and go to their house I see human people like me, I don’t see other people like them

And they said that’s because they’re hiding.

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Ya when stuff like that happens to me its so hard to convince myself its not real because it was real to me. All I can do is tell myself its not real because there’s just no way it can be real so it must be a powerful hallucination. This doesn’t always work. That’s why powerful hallucinations and delusions have a residual effect. Even when they are gone you saw what you saw and you can’t unsee it. I’m not saying what happened to you wasn’t real because for all I know it was, but it was really unusual. Anyways, keep up the good work on your certificate. It sounds like you will get it eventually. I am doing online courses through Udemy and www.freecodecamp.com. I don’t know if I’ll ever get there but I enjoy the stuff so I will just enjoy trying to master it for my own personal sense of accomplishment.

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