Curious to see how many of us are either employed or on disability.
If employed, do you like your job? Is it hard for you to do it? Does your schizophrenia cause inconveniences? What do you do in your days off?
If disability, how do you pass the time? What do you do all day? Do you ever wish you could work? What are your weeks like?
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I get disability but I am currently doing my 9 month trial work period. My SSDI is up for review in May and I have to figure out if I am going to keep trying to work or not.
I’m neither.
I’m studying, and my government gives financial aid to all students who don’t live with their parents.
It pays more or less the same as unemployment or disability, though.
I’m receiving disability. I live well, low stress good nutrition. other than cooking and cleaning my time is spent working out or preparing for my associates degree. that’s pretty much it. being approved for disability helped me for a time but really I’m ready to get back into the workforce and make more money
I’m in the process of receiving disability. I’m unemployed, so I just hang out at home all day. Don’t really like going out, cause my paranoia acts up
I work a full-time job that I don’t enjoy (midnights at a gas station), and a part-time job that I do more or less enjoy (teaching at a community college). The teaching job comes easy to me, as I have been doing it for a long time, but I typically miss 1-2 days/semester due to MI-related stuff. Sza definitely holds me back to an extent, as I have found myself to be incapable of handling fast-paced, complicated or high-stress work. My back problems make physical labor too painful, so I’m a bit limited in what kind of jobs I can work.
I’m my free time I mostly just hang out around my apartment, chillin in the nude, since naked is the way I like to be, even during the winter months.
Don’t want to bore you but I work mornings all week doing volunteer work
I’m employed, my job is okay but nothing I’d probably want to do long term. Some days it is hard especially when my symptoms act up, such as voices or sensory overload. I wouldn’t say it makes things totally inconvenient but like I mentioned before, when they act up, I suppose it makes things inconvenient.
On my days off, I spend time alone in my room and just relax, mostly spending time online reading about mental health topics.
Waiting on disability. I finally finished my part of the paperwork even though my doctors all gave me the papers over a year ago. They said they would all support me so I think it should be easy enough.
At the moment I’m on social assistance. Doesn’t pay enough. I’m basically starving a lot of the time. (Yes I’m signed up for food hampers)
I’m really excited for the vitamin allowance I’ll get with disability. I’ve never been able to get vitamins because I’m young and broke and let’s face it I got priorities. I’d rather eat then have fish oil.
I’m on disability. I want to go back to work one day, but my doctors advise against it right now. They think it’ll be too stressful for me. One day.
Employed. I think my body is breaking down from the stress of it all, though. I’ve gotten noticeably more sick in the last year. 
I’m considering going on disability soon.
Definitely employed like a normal person would but owning a business would be even better. Working contributes to the national economy, you receive a higher income, pay your taxes and you utilize your time during the work week.
I’d love it if I was able to maintain employment, save for retirement, contribute more to society. I feel guilty when there are others who are in greater need.
I am not working or on disability but I am actively looking for employment. In my free time I study programming so I can freelance later. I also am signing up for art classes and going out for graphite pencils today. In my free time I usually see friends, go to support group, get coffee, run errands and keep very busy.
Neither. I am fighting for disability should have an answer soon. But I do not work.
I was just thinking about this subject today.
In few months i have to apply for gov support due to lowered working ability.
I have a part time job. I like working. Specially having a friendly communication at work and maybe even making a personal friendship with a colleage.
The question is…why would i need gov support if i like working?
Im a janitor. And its a hard job physically. I was even offered a hostel administrator job. But i declined. Because it was in the mental health center where everyone knows me and the fact that im mentally ill. In estonia if people know you are mentally ill and if they know what it means…you loose all respect. They wount speak to you…they shut up if you enter the room…they turn their back on you pretending not to see you.
There goes my hope of making friends among at work.
I want a new job …but only in a place where nobody knows about my illness. Cause i need to …you know chat and laugh with workmates.
Back to the question…why do i need gov support money. I feel im capable of working. But as soon as im offered a job…i find million reasons why i cant work there.
I cant wake up early.
I cant always be reliable.
Im afraid of people for no reason …not always but it happens out of nowwhere.
I have a bad temper.
I have a moment where my head gets tired and i cant think…kind of like a mind melt.
I feel repulsed by most of the jobs.
Its better to name the reasons for not working by also naming the available jobs.
Chashier…getting nervous unable to do the math.
Administrator…fear of costumers…wanting to run away…not wanting people to stare at me…feeling i look bad and owful.
Factory…problems handeling goods …brains inablity of planning hand movements. Also feeling tired of this uninteresting job.
Cuting bolongna at the store…packaging is hard…cant be tighty.
Waitress…total horror about pleasing the ever unpleased demading costomers. Wanting to slap them for their brain to arrive.
I work part time. I guess I like the work but not the people. I don’t like conflict and small talk which is inevitable working customer service at a retail store. But learning the systems and finding solutions to complex problems I enjoy. I just wish I didn’t have to deal with the people. SZ definitely causes inconveniences for me but usually I try not to let it affect my work. No one at my job knows my diagnosis and I’d like to keep it that way. In my off days I’m in class or doing errands. If I have a day where I don’t have to be at school or work I sleep and stay in all day watching YouTube videos. It’s very relaxing.
I have so many questions. Because I am in a verrrry similar position. Are you in the states?
over here you can be on disability and also work at the same time, i get it and i can do permitted work for under 16hrs at ÂŁ120 pw, this is what i am aiming for and i wouldnt lose any benefits because of it.