My daughter is a senior in high school (her full time job, so to speak) and she had to go on home-bound (telecommuting, so to speak) because her flashbacks and panic attacks were completely unmanageable at school.

She does feel lonely all the time, complains that she has no friends (duh, they are all at school) and gets pretty tired of her own company. She meets a teacher twice a week for 2 hours, she has one class online, and she has one through virtual class (FaceTime with the class during the lesson) so she's still getting the "job" done, but sort of "light duty."

I think work is a haven. Away from all my personal struggles and triggers and stressors. I look forward to the routine, the challenge, and the reward (hey, we have to eat!) but I still have a bad day sometimes. Everyone does, even those not dx MI.

Good luck!!