I laughed at you on the telly. Thanks bro
I used to work, but canāt any more. I canāt handle the stress, it activates my symptoms quicker than anything. Secondly I canāt be around large groups of people because I become highly paranoid and agitated, and it takes me a long time to open and feel comfortable around someone. I also canāt focus for long periods of time. I may be able to focus for a few hours here and there, but I couldnāt focus for say 8 hours straight, and when Iām in a setting where Iām expected to more than one thing at time there is no way I am able to focus on my job at hand and it becomes overwhelming and too stressful thus causing my symptoms to peek. Iāve tried working since my last relapse, but it didnāt last longer than a week. Since then I havenāt even bothered looking for work, itās too depressing. I just work on my writing hoping one day to become a published author.
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@walkers I wish you buy another car.
@sohare1981, I wish you will be a published author one day. 
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Well I have one book half way written, right now Iām going through editing, and going to try and add a few ideas that popped into my head, that had the potential to be there in the past, but I never developed into before. I figured now would be a good time to do that part before I finished the whole novel and decide then I want to add stuff. Iām also trying to increase my settings make them more descriptive without being too boring, kind of like practicing using my five senses more than I have in the story.
Then Iām also developing the plot of a completely separate second novel. The first one is about dealing with death and spirits, the second dealing aliens. Both science-fiction/horror combinedā¦trying to decide if I want to jump on the zombie craze going around, but I donāt know I find aliens and spirits/demons/Gods/goddess more believable than zombiesā¦I guess thatās why Iām having a hard time creating a plot for that.
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Good luck with your books!
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I have various factors that stop me from working at the moment, my physical shape is bad, Iām in a lot of pain when moving and am out of shape due to that. Iām also just coming out of a serious relapse, I didnāt wind up in hospital thanks to fast work of those around me, but Iām still struggling, im in shock really, telepathy really messed up my head, itās bearable in content at the moment, but I canāt stand being around more than one person talking without getting very frightened use to it.
However Iām not going to say I cannot work as I donāt know what Iām capable of until I try!
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I work temp jobs. I have a house payment and two car payments and Iāve been trying to help my daughter thru college. Itās necessary for me to work and also I do better in general.
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I clean toilets for a living. ā¦and after so many years of NOT being a part of society and doing my own āthingā that payed my bills and supported my raging alcoholism?..
I am actually proud of the service that I provide to people.
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There were long periods of time when I could not, however. It took years to get the meds right and to get the CBT etc down sufficientlyā¦ because I was so cognitively ā not always physiologically ā treatment resistant for so long. My beliefs kept me sick, andā¦ out of work.
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I am wishing you full recovery and whatever else you wish for!
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Thatās very nice, Daze. 
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You are very important to society. If it werenāt for you, people would get diseases by the toilets, I mean it. No work is to be ashamed of. I am wishing you good luck. 
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I have also cognitive problemsā¦except for all the othersā¦I do CBT this year, hope it helps. 
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CBT is a great place to start up The Path of observation to understandingā¦ and ultimate transcendence of the wrinkles life throws at us. Hurray for you.
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Some work is better than another, a good boss will make your life easier and healthier as it really reflects on how we think and perceive things around us, a good praise from your boss will certainly make you motivated to put in more efforts and try out your best and be innovative. A bad boss will make you like a clock ticking with seconds until time is over. But in both cases it is far better to be working than not to be. My life has changed entirely since I started, many things were wishes to me now they are given facts and I as well as every body noticed it. I therefore recommend everybody to try to work and I assure you that tasks accomplishment is easy and not miraculous to achieve given that we manage the work relations to the minimum. Thatās life is all about get busy get rich or die trying. 50 cent quote.
Iām working half time right now. Itās not easy at all but my job is still manageable to me. Iām helping out clerical work in an small office. I use scissors to cut and make small cards often. It takes focus and coordination that someone without our disability would find it difficult to understand. But Iām getting better and better at cutting. Itās like paper craft. Other part of my work requires a lot of switching attention. Sometimes I need to breathe in and tell myself to try harder.
I have been wanting to work for a few years before Iām doing a half time/full time job. It would be really difficult when Iām still taking abilify. With sulpiride Iām much better now. So do consider an alternative if your drugs give u poor performance. And you need to take small steps to get results. Iām working on the second job introduced by a vocational program. It is much easier than finding a job on my own.
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Aw thank you, thatās very kind, made my day!
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I canāt change medicines, but thank you!
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You are welcome. 
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