Hello everybody. I haven’t posted for a long time. But, here goes- this may be a long post. I am just sharing what is on my mind. Feel free to give any advice or comments about this topic.
To start:
I want to, maybe start volunteer work. Ideally, it would be one day a week. I have college. The issue that may arise is that I am on SSDI. I wouldn’t want anything to happen, say for instance, the SSA determines that I am well enough to work and my benefits stop. I am unsure of how they determine if a person like me would be deemed no longer eligible for SSDI and health/medial insurance.
Even though I am attending college, it is still an effort to complete the classes. Apart from this, I have other things that need to be addressed. I would have to work on my sleep hygiene and sleep schedule. For some reason, something about college makes me nervous. It may be related to my nervousness, around people and about learning the coursework. I have passed most of my classes, but something about the nervousness related to passing is there. I don’t talk to anyone during class, even though I would welcome it. I think the nervousness contributes to me feeling so tired while attending college. My social skills aren’t the greatest and may need some work. Most times I have that feeling of nervousness while attending class. I was considering some sort of therapy or counseling treatment for this and other things that I may need to resolve.
Another thing is I have been keeping track of how many times I go to the restroom for both instances. It is quite often during the day and night. Perhaps a more consistent diet and change in dietary habits may need to occur. I have a feeling that the medication that I am on increases my appetite and digestion. Before the diagnosis, I didn’t eat or drink fluids that much. Maybe this is something that needs to be checked.
Lastly, I think I may start rehabilitative counseling, if I do plan on returning to work or volunteer work. I would have to research the steps for this. I would also probably plan on therapy or counseling first, so that I would not feel to rushed and have time to process things. I may want to start in these separately, one after another, or counseling/therapy first, a short break, then rehabilitative counseling, perhaps towards the middle of the semester, so that I have the correct plan of action in place, and so that I am settled in to my routine at my college.
I have completed short stints of work many years ago. They were basic jobs. What were some jobs that you volunteered for or started and gradually took on a larger workload?