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Originally Posted by Bluesday
I agree, but some of us are damned either way. While the "inactivity" doesn't help depression, the daily grind of endless days in the office was far worse for me. I can also easily break depressive thoughts by taking a 3 mile walk in the middle of the day, whereas at work I'd just be stuck with my depression for a few more hours until the day ended.
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Also one does not have to remain entirely inactive if they do not have a full time job...I myself am on disability currently and yeah I don't work, but I don't remain inactive either. I mean for one if I ever do expect to maybe hold a job some day I cannot let myself stagnate like that...and well allows depressive/anxious thoughts to fester.
But yeah I had a part time job when I was still in highschool, mostly because I wanted some spending money and got fired pretty early on for not being able to keep up, getting off task and just a bunch of stuff I really couldn't live up to despite my best efforts. Had a work study position in college, and did not get fired since its more financial aid but did get criticism of all the same stuff as well as not being very 'passionate', trouble with interacting, trouble remembering verbal instructions and having to ask for them repeated.
Then my last attempt at some form of work was when I was staying with some relatives in another state and got hooked up with a job at some kind of wood-working place where I stained wood, put together coat racks, and put mirrors together like had the mirrors and the frames and had to put them in the frames. I thought I was doing well and was putting in my best effort...well I was not keeping up enough I guess. But yeah that and numerous very stressful experiences with just even looking for work or getting interviews so my anxiety level effects it to...also effects my demeanor around co-workers and I am apt to get over-whelmed and not handle it well.
But also I still have people in my life and interests to spend time on...not even sure I would ever be able to function at a full time job so at best I can maybe hope for some kind of alternate employment or something otherwise it'll be 733$ a month for the rest of my life...unless the government decides to start cutting disability.