Hi every one as most of you may know I’m a big believer in letting an employer know that your disabled from the start . But it gets very disheartening when you apply for jobs and you feel your not given a chance because of your disability.
it makes me really sad to think I used to be such a hard worker in a job I loved and now I struggle to even hold down a job that’s only a couple of hours a week . I think it would be impossible for me to ever work full time again . But I did try a local cleaning Job my self the same one I tried recently and ended up lasting a hour there prepared to give me another chance if I want try again this place is very understanding so there is hope out there that there are nice employees I was going to try again but then I started getting paranoid thoughts . I don’t reality see me being able to work again so I’m trying to try little jobs that are less stressful but even that I can’t do it gets me down .
What I found hard to deal with in the work place is it’s not just the managers it’s the staff as well they all say they understand mental illness but I don’t think many people really do understand as they seem to find it amusing if I ever had a panic attack or even when they could see how distressed I was due to hearing voices because I have been told it’s obvious to tell when I’m not well . That also puts me off returning to work and he staff you have to be around . I’m a very paranoid person .
I guess I’m just starting this thread to head other people’s expieriences working and being disabled ?
