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Originally Posted by Unexpressedfeelings
I really appreciate your comments. It helps to know that others feel the same. It really feels like claiming depression as a reason not to work is just me being overly dramatic. If you don’t mind my asking what kind of work do you do from home? Working from home might be helpful. Even when I’m “well” I still seem to have low key depression that just compounds over time until I hit rock bottom. Working from home would still give me some structure to my day and maybe not feel quite as overwhelming.
Believe or not just hearing someone say they would also be interested in residential or intensive programs makes a difference too. I was afraid it would seem silly for someone to ask about that. I had a reply from.bpcyclist earlier who talked about outpatient intensive treatment and I’ve asked if they could possibly give me any additional info so maybe that would help for you as well. Thank you again for your supportive response.
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Thanks for the info on outpatient treatment, I will have to ask my Pdoc about that!
With regard to working from home, I think any job where results are judged in the long term (rather than day to day) or any freelance job (where you can vary your schedule as needed) could be suitable. That way you can try to make up for the worst times when you're feeling a little better. Personally, I work as a researcher. In most research environments, there's a pretty loose culture and you're not closely monitored on a day to day basis, so I think that's about as good as it's gonna get for my situation. What kind of background do you have work-wise?