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Old May 12, 2012, 09:10 PM
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I am currently unable to work because of my symptoms. As I've said before, I am newly diagnosed and the onset wasn't that long ago. I am still searching for the right medication cocktail. I'm hoping that what I am on now will continue to work and keep me stable because I do finally feel stable. I currently attend groups on Mondays and I will be starting 1 course in college in fall. We will see how that goes.

Regardless, I would suggest taking a step back from work, if you can. And by that, I don't mean quitting. I mean perhaps less hours or less responsibilty. To see if that helps alleviate the problem.

I hated having to quit my job. I absolutely loved it. i miss it to this day and continue to feel like a failure for not being able to have kept it. I also do recognize that there is no possible way I would have been able to keep it as my illness progressed. I am lucky to have quit before embarassing myself. lol ...

Even going to groups, I still need time to myself every day. Thats not a bad thing. But minimize it. I keep it to an hour. I go to my room and lay down, nap or read or play a videogame. But then I force myself to be a part of my family. It helps more than it hurts.
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