that would be my ideal working life, well for the rest of my life. 8 hours a day is doable, but i wouldn’t have much time for a workout or anything other than eating, working, sleeping, and a couple free hours.
so im thinking 6 hours a day, with a day off each week, that wouldn’t stress me out and i’ll have a little extra time, for home chores, and a workout and cooking.
these 10 or 12 hour shifts, i just don’t know how people do it. seems very unhealthy and only for workaholics. i will never return to those kind of hours.
i anticipate i will get off ssdi at some point, it would be tempting to work more hours to make more money, but i have to remind myself how unhealthy that is. i can handle 6 hours a day though, im confident in that.
the way i see it, most people have a five to ten percent chance of failure working full time, by becoming disabled or something somehow. that means, for someone with schizophrenia, they at least have a ten to twenty percent chance of failure. i dont think we should have to take that risk, unless you are a thousand percent certain you are no different than normies.
People who work these types of hours are usually trapped on poor salaries and have little choice - with obvious exceptions for doctors and nurses etc
Wish you luck in this goal. I would suggest studying before you come off, and go into something you enjoy, or can do self employed so you can choose your hours
It’s good that you realise your limitations - this is something I struggled with for some time. I thought I could STILL do the same amount of work that I was doing before Psychosis/SZ.
Now I realise that my capacity is less than before, and I need to cut down on working hours otherwise I’ll fall ill again
it’s too much, you end up hating life, and it seems like you are always working even though you have days off. the work days are just too long. a 6 hour day is fine, and goes by reasonably quick with enough time left in the day to do something you enjoy and not feel stressed. also i bet the majority of the people working 10 and 12 hour shifts are eating a lot of fast food and not cooking because they are too stressed to do anything after work. i could easily get a job working 50 or 60 hours a week and make some bank but i would hate my life everyday. so im thinking 30 to 36 hours a week instead, and living on a budget.