Who's Working Full Time And Who Is Unable To Concentrate For That Long?

[SeekingAfrica]

I can't do the job I'd love to do as Ptsd makes it almost impossible....I just had to accept that....

I get the appeal of doing a job that is less demanding, and that is what I do with the part of my job that brings more.

However I wouldn't be able to do regular 9-to-5 job in that way, even if it's mainly physical. I've done such jobs in the past and they have made me largely depressed and in worse health. The only way I survived them was knowing it was just for few months.

I guess the best thing when you have health issues is finding a job that would be the most suitable for you that you can do while you have those health issues.

 

[Gs172003]

I'm a seasonal.at the zoo. There is no concentration. I work 830-330 march- Nov. I walk all day and do the same routine but the animals are very calming. Easy peazy.

 

[SeekingAfrica]

I'm a seasonal.at the zoo. There is no concentration. I work 830-330 march- Nov. I walk all day and do t...

That might be cool to do:). Working with animals does sound calming.

 

[Gs172003]

That might be cool to do:). Working with animals does sound calming.

Hearing the lions roar never gets old

 

[Punky143]

Concentration is so intermittent with me. I work fulltime you can say but most days are fell as if I'm a tornado, and get nothing done. My mind is in 3 million other places and I'm pretty much disassociated and triggered by everything. But things are getting worse. If someone makes me mad though, I throw things but not when others are around. I'm away from my desk often roaming I guess because I'm mad.
Then, after a hell day at work I get to continue on the same theme. My marriage is tough and my husband speaks impulsively and I close down. I don't know which of the two are better than the other at this point.

 

[SeekingAfrica]

Concentration is so intermittent with me. I work fulltime you can say but most days are fell as if I'm...

You still have your job, so you must do something right:).

I do know the tornado feeling though, I have it often. I'm trying to rather redirect it and work on improving how I think about myself and my job skills. And doing baby tasks when I'm feeling uncertain. ...Or like...quarter of a baby step at a time. Or less. As long as it's progress.

 

[sun seeker]

I work part-time. It's not concentration that is the problem, but ability to handle stress.

 

[SeekingAfrica]

I work part-time. It's not concentration that is the problem, but ability to handle stress.

For me stress leads to very bad concentration, so it ends up the same...

 

[sun seeker]

Gotcha. For me stress leads more to anxiety than to lack of concentration.

Or maybe it's just because of the kind of work I do. If I were doing something requiring more concentration, the lack of concentration might bother me more.

 

[lymphomamama]

I haven't worked in over six years. I noticed I had made some small procedural errors and then realized later I had done the same things again. When I failed to chart meds I knew it was all over for me. That was my last patient.

Now I can't remember to take my own meds so I have no business working.

 

[Iamsensative]

Oh boy, what a good thread, i was never diagnosed with ptsd but i lost jobs because of my inability to handle stress. i kept the wall up, i had to feed my kids and keep a roof over there heads, i am really not sure how i did it other than disassociation when things got bad, switch jobs when i was at the end of my rope. Then 5 yrs or 6yrs ago, i broke down. 6.5 yrs at a company and it became a nightmare as they tried to push me out. i went on disability, when i returned, they pressure pushed me out again. They fired me shortly after. So out 6 mo. on to new job, i worked so hard, won awards my 1st and 2nd yr..then i started to fall apart. 6 mo later on disability again. 6 mo out and then back to another job. Well i just had my yr anniversary, but its in the back of the mind, can i stay on a good path, will my symptoms affect my ability again. Yes i am afraid but i have learned alot, i was always trying to please at my other jobs, avoid confrontation and take what ever work was given to me. Not saying i know mt limits, not sure where to draw the line but i am going to watch my work overload carefully. thanks for listening.