I was wondering if I should try working even though I still hear voices. A lot of the time I spend is sitting or lying down listening to them. Then I get depressed. I’m just worried that if I try working I might not be able to handle it and lose my disability. Any thoughts.
Thanks
Even though I’m on disability I still work. It’s not much but I work as a cashier for my father. As soon as I came back down to reality after my psychosis the first thing I did was look for a job because I felt like I had wasted a lot of time and was behind. I couldn’t just stay home and wait for the psychosis to pass and it wasn’t easy. Then I got hit with depression which made it even tougher for me to work. But I continued to push through and now looking back I’m glad that I did because it kept my mind distracted and occupied and made the psychosis to deal with much easier.
If you are up to you can try working an easy job maybe even part time just to see how you handle it. But you eventually have to push through the discomfort because you are literally battling your brain. It also depends how long you have been stable as well. If you are just in the beginning stages of your recovery then I would suggest to give it some time. You can’t give up!!! You have to hang in there and things will very slowly get better with time but if you stay active and try to stay busy it will help you to pass the time.
I suggest that you push yourself and try to work because you doing nothing will make things even more difficult to deal with. Again look for an easy job something that you can handle and then work your way from there. Good luck and keep moving forward!!! I believe in you!!!
Can you talk to a professional about this? Because this is a really bad reason not to be working. I hope the system isn’t that messed up where you live. Don’t be worried about your symptoms flaring up, and don’t worry about not having waited long enough. When you feel you can maybe handle a little work, that’s when you should start, but start gently and with something you think sounds OK. People with mental illness too often let their fear of symptoms stop them from working, when the reality is that work really isn’t that bad for symptoms unless you overdo it or are in a bad work environment.
I work full time at my job. I find that it is a very helpful distraction away from what is going on with me at any given time. Now and then i have a bad day of it, and i need to go home early, but my work is supportive. They know that i get the work done.
I would suggest choosing a job that you think you could handle. Whether it be working as a cashier, someone who works in a supermarket stacking shelves, etc. Not every job you do requires you to work closely with people. Then once you’ve settled on a job, you can start working just casual or part-time until you get the hang of it. But give it an honest go, don’t give up hope on getting a job.
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