@FridayJones You have the capacity to work? //. My PTSD progressively led to a nervous breakdown where I am contemplating on living in a mental hospital for the rest of my life so I can sleep all day.
Most of the time, yes.
Since I was diagnosed in 97/98 I haven't worked maybe 4 of those years? About that. Including the last 2. The other 2 were in pieces spaced out over about 5 years.
I've also spent a fairly significant period of time homeless, although much of my time homeless I was also working. 6 months is pretty much my hard limit for laying on a beach staring at nothing, though. More typically I'd spent 6 or 8 weeks sleeping on the beach, gradually get bored and start surfing for a few weeks, then pick up a job for 6-12-24 weeks, and then go back to sleeping on the beach for until that got boring. For myself, boredom is more of a motivator than privation.
I've almost never worked a standard M-F 9-5 type job. I tend to do best in 24/7 type jobs. Paramilitary, disaster response, child raising, etc. Failing that, I've worked for myself in a number of capacities. Before kids, working for myself, I fell into my favorite sleep schedule (36 up 12 down). There was simply no reason to confine myself to other people's schedules, and that worked out fantastic for me. Post kids, I do have to work around other people's schedules... And I sleep better in the daytime, than at night. So my favorite shift is as outlined above. During the toddler years, and homeschooling, I was mostly in school. Ended up paying better than working and paying for daycare. Shrug. Those were also during my 10 really good years. Still had symptoms, but mostly manageable.
I can generally improvise and adapt my way into something meaningful and productive. Not always. But most of the time, yes.
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