Sometimes I contemplate doing the ticket to work program. But from what I’ve read about the program it is designed to get you off of govt. benefits.
Idk. I am just tired of struggling financially and emotionally. Maybe a job would give me something to distract my attention from my problems.
I was hospitalized a little over a year ago though, so I can’t tell sometimes if I am stable enough for work.
Thank you for reading, take care 
I would recommend volunteer work
You can do a little and then build it up
It is nice to get into routine
Looks good on your CV and you can do paid work later on
Good idea. I was doing volunteer work at a thrift store. But my paranoia got the best of me. Certain people that would come in often triggered it. And there was this one guy I worked with who I was friends with, and he ended up being something like a ‘stalker.’
I can always volunteer somewhere else though. Ymca, thriftstores, food pantries.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Edit: Didn’t want to offend anyone with that diagnosis
What kind of paid job you after? U could volunteer along those lines
Good luck
Thats what my work does, it’s mostly labor, but most days its a break from mind torture
Hmmm I am thinking something administrative/secretarial like what I did in the military.
I want do admin also
I have a volunteer job one morning a week doing admin for citizen advice bureau.
That’s the nice thing about physical labor/work. It keeps your mind off all the kind of stuff we as sz. and mentally ill people have to deal with.
I thought of picking up welding, I would have to go to school for it, but it’s good and honest work.
Welding pays well to
Awesome. Good luck with finding an admin position of work.
That’s what people tell me too. Plus you can travel with it.
I cleaned up a couple of retired welders places, both were in poor health, but really nice people.
i want to do admin too, i am pretty good on the phone and i am ok on the computer, i do about 3-4 hours a week calling people and admin in my volunteering place and i really like it, i was looking for small office jobs today as well and i thought i found one because it sounded perfect it was 7.5 hour work over 2 days and it sounded similar to what i am doing just now in my voluntary job but i applied and it said it had been filled 
i was looking everywhere like council jobs, police jobs, Cordia jobs, Nhs, Army, there was nothing for me.
btw @Chrishasheart i used to do a bit of mig welding and its really cool, just got to watch your eyes and look out for fires, i burned my eyes a couple of times looking at the flash for a second because i was tacking something, leaves your eyes all red and dry, so get a good visor and if you smoke dont put a lighter in your top pocket of your overalls, a guy did that and he was burned quite badly when a spark burst his lighter and it set alight,
Hey @daydreamer thank you for that advice. I hope you find the job that you are looking for. Best wishes
Yeah, I’ve been thinking about volunteering lately, maybe at a church pantry.
Maybe you can do some easy part time job? Full time was too tough for me.
Yeah I was thinking of going the part-time route. I just don’t want to lose any benefits.
I work part time too and still get disability
Right on. Here in America we have the ticket to work program. Although from what I’ve read from the govt.'s website it’s a program designed to transition you away from getting benefits.
Okay well good luck… it is much better to work though. I would if i could. Life is outside of the walls we live in