When I was younger I had a lot of short term jobs. The longest I ever held a job was 6 months. I was Undiagnosed and had no idea that bipolar and possibly psychosis played into my job hopping. Everything seemed very logical.

Well then I went through some pretty sever poverty, and I had to give up custody of my oldest son. It was traumatic. And at the end of it I went to vocational school and got a job as a receptionist in a medical office. I've now been here 7 years.

How? Fear and luck.

It's not easy. I actually can't do this job any more. I forget everything I do, even things I do daily. I am terrible at handling money. I have horrible phone anxiety. I get confused while reading. I get incredibly angry at patients for things, like asking dkr directions. I've almost been fired multiple times but my previous boss always chickened out. I would quit if I could but I fear not getting another job. And I'm terrified because there is no backup plan.

Best job I ever had was the one I held for 6 months, a school custodian. No phones, no money handling, no customer service, a lot of time to allow obsessive thoughts to run their loop, because you're off cleaning your area of the school alone. Easy to talk to yourself while vacuuming. No one can hear! Plus good exercise.