Disability Rights: I Need a Job

I’m very paranoid and insecure about working lately. This is purely a schizophrenia thing though, as paranoid tendencies are one of its symptoms. As in, nobody’s going to hire a type one diabetic who needs to infuse, whose risk of the infusion set going down can happen at any time when I leave the house. I take meds—another reason not to hire me, right? I’m feeling a touch down about this job business as the nutrition store hasn’t called me back in quite a while, as my resume was given to the hiring manager, and all jobs expect medication consistency besides.

My other bipolar friends are not like me, although I do know exceptional people. They wonder why they get outright fired when they skip their meds. Oh, did it ever occur to you that workplaces have the legal right to fire you if you skip your meds? Yes, that is true. Somebody in one of my fitness classes did tell me this. I already happen to know about this stuff. Medication takes care of stress. Working can cause stress if you have problems on the job for the job not being a good fit.

I was an Uber driver for a while, and yes, I know it wasn’t a good fit, but you know what? I was brave enough to try, and I did the ten trips necessary to get a $100 bonus. I have to prove I can make money consistently though, as being on the dole is getting to the point of making me feel like I’m driven crazy. But then, well, that’s what a schizophrenic deals with. The bizarre. The crazy. Their lot in life unless they take meds, unlike my family who doesn’t bother.

My bipolar friends who are together take their meds regularly and work full-time. They are in control. The unstable ones work part-time. They are not in control. These types wind up in the psych ward all too often. I set goals daily, I write daily, I do stuff daily, I go out daily. I try to make an effort. Daily. Some people aren’t so lucky and stay put on SSI for life. My doctor tried to imprint this on me. Oh wow, I mean I dumped her for saying I would never make money or work, even if part-time. She was saying that to get my goat, but still, I really don’t think that was cool.

I dump toxic people with ease. I plan on dumping toxic workplaces the same way. I need $200 for the licensing fee with that insurance company. This is my ticket to getting a job that can be very part-time, and that values non-pushy sales. I need you guys to donate to my Vocal Media account because I would like to have that $200. I also have a Go Fund Me floating around somewhere. The thing is, I’m determined to make money, kicking and screaming.

For now, I stick with work from home gigs, including writing my fiction and non-fiction, which is the ultimate work from home job. This is why I studied creative writing and writing in general, in the first place. I’m able to work on my own schedule as well as attempt to publish my stuff. I have ideas on lists that I need to work on. I have many ideas and some have been turned into writing. I keep lists. This is how I can make myself a six-figure income. I’m also interested in commercial real estate stuff, but that can wait until I can, once again, pay up. I deal with my family not liking commission only gigs, but the thing is, I’m going to have to try these. It makes money. Although I hardly trust Craigslist anymore because that is scam-ridden and it is hard to tell what is a scam or is not a scam. Be careful looking for jobs, in particular if you are low-income.