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i relly feel im the biggest loser anyone can possibly be. who dosent leave the house when the weather is this nice?
i see alot of you at least have jobs. why is it so hard for me?
im relly hoping medication will help me get out of this mess. if not i dont know how much longer i can hold on.
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Me again
I've felt like a loser too, even when I had my last job. In my case I have the education and have had great job opportunities that, largely due to my illness, I had to pass by. I've cried and cried and see other people my age planning for a comfortable retirement while I'm still working paycheck to paycheck. (And right now registered with a temp service but the first assignment I got from them I couldn't handle because of the fast-pace which then caused stress.)
Although our lives have taken different paths, I think those of us battling our illnesses will listen to that voice that tells us we're losers when, in fact, we are really strong. When my friends who do not live with various mental disorders hear what I go through they are all amazed I can even function. So I consider that a victory!!!
I've come to the conclusion (and it was a hard one to face up to) that I'll never reach what I am capable of in certain fields due to stress levels that come with them. I am now more content in finding a less stressful job to pay the bills, and then use my time and whatever energy I have to do what I want to do - advocate for mental health issues being one of them.
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who dosent leave the house when the weather is this nice?
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Errrrr, me! Whether I'm ill or not, I've always liked my space (dorm room, room in parents home, my home) dark and cool. And I only go outside when I absolutely have to. I don't have agoraphobia...just like to be in my nice, quiet, cool, home
As for the job thing - I mentioned it above, but I get so much anxiety around working. I don't understand why, but have had it all of my working life. I plan to go into therapy to try to get a handle on that. So please, please don't feel all alone about issues with working. It must be hard when you don't have anyone 3D who understands to chat with...that is why PyschCentral is so cool. Please keep talking to us...and please, please don't give up.
Warmly....