I feel like I’ve lost all of my independence since my diagnosis. I cant drive. Im on medical leave from work and i dont know if I’ll be able to go back. I depend solely on my spouse. I need some sense of independence. :(
I can’t get into trades because of my epilepsy. Call center work has damaged my mental health so bad I became suicidal. I need to do somthing meaningful. I applied for an activities aide position a few weeks ago and had an interview and never heard back. I simply don’t know what to do anymore. I’m scared, I just need to find a path.
The job market is so bad. All I can find is call center work which kills my throat because of my VNS. How are we supposed to survive? This is making me hopeless, and kind of turning me into an alcoholic because when I drink that’s the only time I’m not stressed about money. I can’t even smoke weed anymore. It gives me panic attacks. Idk what to do anymore 😭
It was for an activities aide position at a nursing home. The man called me back, asked me about myself, I told him I’m extroverted and loved being around people and I’ve worked from home since Covid and I wanted to be around people and help people. Then he told me about their day to day operations are like, like coffee hour with the residents and different activities they’d be doing, and asked if I’d be okay with that. That was really it. Then he asked me to sit in the lobby for a few minutes. When he came back out he said they would get in touch with me.
Idk, maybe I’m over thinking it, but it was so short and he really didn’t ask any in depth questions. I’m just worried, I mean this is for a $12 hour job. That’s half of what I’m making now, but I’m MISERABLE at my WFH call center job. I just hope I didn’t blow it.
My seizures are triggered by stress. I currently work for a call center WFH and I’m isolated all the time. I hate it because I’m very extroverted. There is a chipotle within walking distance from me. Would that be too chaotic?