What problems do you have at school or work?

Wondered if anyone else has problems at school or work
because of this disorder?

I didn't graduate high school. Was late all the time
as if I forgot how to do everything.
College was very very tough. Disorganized thinking made
essays sooo strange.
People avoided me.

Work has been tough because other people say
I can act strange or 'crazy'.
Some said I could be dangerous. Not true but bad to hear that.

Do you have any problems at achool or work?
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I dropped out too.
Now in college, I wouldn't be able to do so if I didn't have disability assistance. I have a note taker to write notes for me because of disorganized thinking and my paranoia. I get distracted very easily because I'm always watching what's around me. I don't talk to anyone and no one talks to me.

Last semester I took drawing. I freaked out in class when a pair of ceramic lips started talking. After that, everyone stared at me weird. I couldn't look at animals skulls. It was really hard to pass.

Plus it's really really hard to ask for help.

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I dropped out in 10th grade from HS. Passed the GED by only 1 point. Barely made it through culinary school for college, and now I am on disability.

Dropped out of high school
Didn't make it through college (despite years of trying)
On disability now.

I dropped out the same grade. I did this "at home" HS diploma thing that was apparently a scam. I have to get my GED now even though I'm in college. It doesn't make sense to me but.. Okay?

As the trend is going of people trying, this is my first semester since my first attempt that I'm not on some warning due to my grades or attendance. It's only the 3rd semester and I only take 2 classes tops at once.

The whole "you're supposed to go to college, get a degree, blah blah blah" thing is getting to me because school isn't easy at all. I'm "lazy" and "don't pay attention". When I'm actually the complete opposite. I just some times can't focus on reality. I get lost in my head easily. I'm terrified to take any classes like history and science because I barely remember yesterday. How am I supposed to remember things that are for a grade?!

I'm on ssi. I didn't work nearly enough to be on disability. My social security account says I've barely made 2k(USD) working.

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Right now I study accounting. Really like accounting. I know boring right.
Plan to work for myself because of bad experiences
around other people in the office.
Advice to others that maybe focus on your own
business so you can set the hours and work
when you're at your best.
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So not boring to me. But I like math and the aspect of not having to work as a "team". good luck!

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I managed to graduate high school despite only having about a 50% attendance rate my junior and senior years. I was in the hospital most of senior year and the teachers only had me do the bare essentials to prove I had the knowledge.
I tried going to college but it was a circle of mania/psychosis->drug use and lots of sex->worse mania/psychosis-> more drug use and reckless behaviors. I failed half the classes I took anyways so I dropped out. Better to save my money anyways.
My mom wants me to get on disability. I don't know if I want to do that just yet since I'm only 20 and should be able to find some work I can do, although. I just lost my job as a ride operator due to a recent mixed episode.

I was unable to finish school because of my illness. I became very afraid to leave my home due to the psychosis side.

Any time I try to work, it goes wrong because I can't focus on anything. Some days I just can't think, or I feel like I can't sit still which isn't great for an office job. I am also very quiet and my colleagues didn't engage me in much conversation, I think they thought I was a bit weird.

I wasn't that bad back in HS or my first degree in architecture... I was just an eccentric. Now I have a TON of troubles with work though - socially withdrawn... not "present" in mind so much. My attendance is fine (but I'm military and it isn't an option). I'm about to finish my second grad degree - but both of them had a lot of self-paced things that I could do on my own time (on the good days). My current school is tracking me through their disability program and has made accommodations for me to be able to manage my own time (and due dates) and get extra time on exams.

I was labelled as "withdrawn" at the age of 4

I do have 3 A levels and an honours degree..

But these days I mostly avoid people as I do not appreciate being judged (physical crap etc which make me look like the bear I always have been )

I have a BSW and one year of an MSW completed. It took me 10 years to finish my degree. I dropped out twice due to my mental health. I currently dropped out of grad school and in the process of obtaining disability. I really hope I get approved cause I have no income and there's no way I could work right now.

I have many problems with work and friends.

It seems that I loose friends very easily. They don't seem to want to be around me and don't seem to ever make me a priority. When I'm going through a rough time they're not around. There's something about me that causes this but I'm not sure what. I try to act normal and be a good friend to everyone.

I also have trouble dating because I hate to go anywhere except I can make myself go to work because after awhile I'm comfortable there. I would rather be at home. I am more stable now and don't have tons of breakdowns and horrible mood swings so that helps. They actually think I'm pretty easy going but don't know how much medication I'm on that's making me seem that way

At work I've had problems with calling in sick. I also have trouble dealing with other people. I work in retail and get so nervous talking to customers and using the cash register to ring up their purchases. I get flustered really easily.... I actually fully broke down at work and was crying hysterically in the bathroom and several people saw me and told my manager. I was embarrassed. I almost break into tears other times but can hold it back..... I always feel awkward interacting with others especially since I'm afraid they can hear my thoughts and then I say the wrong things or just don't say anything when I should say something. I also don't remember anyone's name. It's taken me 3 months to actually learn the upper managements' names. But I can't remember anyone else's name, which is a problem. It's not a huge store.

I can't really give advice on how to make it better but those are my experiences.

I'm very withdrawn and nervous but I'm doing a little better, I have 2 friends at school now and am trying to get into a work study program so I'm trying to overcoming the fear of having a job and interviews. I have accommodations through the student disability office so I can take tests in the testing center instead of with everyone else in class and my teachers are more lenient on presentations meaning they'll let me do them an alternative way like emailing them a video of myself, doing it just in front of them, or doing something a little different and in some cases I'm excused from it. My doctor helped me get that because I get very paranoid in front of people and also start to panic

I have finished HS, started college but never finished. Then I made up a fake CV and lied about college and faked my life as a software engineer for 20 years !
I have done countless other moronic things because of my BP condition but always got lucky and never been to jail (well except one time when I have crossed the border from Eastern Europe to Italy, illegally, (I do not think that should count)
Since karma is a *****, now I work in an Indian Casino (have been there for the last 12 years) now part time only and my back is killing me daily...I have been in trouble there when hypo-manic I have no inhibition talking nonsense to customers but this place never fires people and they like me because lots of the old gamblers(VIPs) like me too. (lot of mental people among the customers) and we seem to have "secret handshakes" to know each other, once there was a VIP guy in there who said "I am bipolar"(?) actually a few times and then he tossed me a $25 chip.

My only problem is that I don't have a Job as of yet.