Confused

GirlWithHope · Oct 11, 2020 at 01:44 PM

Hey, I am disabled and have been my entire adult life, for this reason the only jobs I have ever had were as a teenager...I had five different part time jobs during that time, I loved 3 of them, was indifferent about one and one of them stressed me out due to the owner’s behavior.
The reason I am confused is because I WANT to be able to have a job, there are people in my family that say that is ignorant of me, that they hate their jobs, etc etc.
Is working so awful? I want to be productive and involved, am I ignorant?

Skeezyks · Oct 12, 2020 at 01:11 PM

Well... I don't know you. But I highly doubt you're ignorant & certainly not for wanting to be productive & involved. Working is not necessarily awful. (Sometimes it can even be rewarding.) But it certainly can come with all sorts of challenges too. It is true, I believe, that many people do hate their jobs. On the other hand, there are also at least some people who like or even love their jobs. There are lots of different factors involved with this though including, I think, a hefty amount of luck.

One thing you didn't mention here is if you are receiving Social Security Disability benefits. If you are that's certainly a consideration. It's not easy to qualify for SSDI. And you'd want to be careful you didn't disqualify yourself from SSDI benefits only to realize later on that you couldn't, for whatever reason, continue to maintain your employment. Perhaps becoming employed might be something to talk over with a vocational counselor such as someone from your area's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services if there is such an entity where you live. Good luck!

GirlWithHope · Oct 13, 2020 at 08:22 PM

Skeezyks, thank you.

WovenGalaxy · Oct 14, 2020 at 07:00 PM

Working can add great value to a person's life.

I agree with Skeezyks about vocational counseling from a state funded program. Volunteer work can give you experience too and add to your resume. There's volunteer work and jobs you could even do from home if that was something of interest.

Being productive and involved in our communities is a part of recovery from mental health challenges. I think its a healthy desire you have here.

I really hope it works out for you!!

divine1966 · Oct 16, 2020 at 09:17 PM

Being on disability does not mean you cannot work. You can certainly try to work part time and many disabled people do. I know people with all of kind of disabilities: blind, partially paralyzed, in a wheelchair, cognitively impaired with IQ of 50 work and many more. Some need vocational services to help them to get and keep a job and some can do it on their own. Having a job isn’t anything extravagant or unusual and it’s certainly not ignorant. I’d talk to vocational services in your state (do you know how to locate them? Do you need help with that?) and go from there. Your family is so off about this it’s not even funny

GirlWithHope · Oct 18, 2020 at 08:11 PM

Thank you Divine, I know how to locate vocational rehab.

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