What is a good job for a person with an unidentifiied psychosis?

Question

I manifested a psychosis when I turned twenty. There's not much I can do about it. I see and hear things and sometimes have fits. Are there jobs out there for people like me? Please be nice, only serious answers.

Answer 1

A home based job would be good. You may have to do research to see what home based jobs involve.

But about your psychosis, did you ever get tested for high blood sugar? If you have hyperinsulinemia, it may be why you are like you are.

Answer 2

This "manifested psychosis" sounds a lot like schizophrenia. Could be bipolar disorder, but hallucinations are rather rare. They're not rare with schizophrenics, though. Also, they both tend to manifest themselves at about that age. That's when mine did(bipolar). You need to take care of yourself with medications and therapy first. Then worry about the job. And what do you mean by "people like me". You're no freak! Because if you are, then I am. And I can't live with that. Contact me if you want to write back and forth about the symptoms of your "fits".

Answer 3

Depends upon your level of functionality. Are you someone who blurts uncontrollably? Potential to harm yourself or anyone else? There are jobs out there that will hire you but you have to be fully covered to keep them. I suggest you get yourself some personal liability insurance just in case and just tell only what you have to tell. I think you'll find most people understanding as long as you explain and show competency.

If all else fails... Work temp! They usually don't ask and mostly don't care as long as you show up and keep your own records.

Answer 4

If you are not troubling anybody, or if your psychosis doesn't influence the quality of your work, you should be able to do every type of work, employers who refuse you because of your psychosis, can actually be sued for discrimination...
but anyway, if you have the right qualifications for a job, you should be able to do it

Answer 5

I think some type of solitary job where you didn't interact with people so that neither you nor they would feel uncomfortable. Sometimes there is work in labs where you perform certain tasks, keep records etc and you're all alone. Maybe you can check into something like that? Good luck!

Answer 6

You must get to a hospital and get diagnosed and given medicine. Anyone who sees and hears things is out of touch with reality and could have schizophrenia or be bipolar with schizoid affect. There are many diagnoses today and you need personalized treatment. People with your symptoms have trouble holding a job on medicine, let alone without medicine. You are only going to be able to manage so much stress and you'll have to learn your own threshold with doctor and therapy care. There's nothing wrong with having a mental health disorder; millions have them and are not diagnosed. They go through tons of jobs and relationships and wonder why they can't be successful. My son has a mental health disorder and I'm not ashamed of him; I'm proud of him for confronting it and taking ownership and responsibility for it. And remember medicine can only help your illness, you have to make it totally work by learning your limitations. Also people with heart disease, arthritis, kidney problems are no different than my son is; his brain just needs meds whereas those other people need meds for their other organs. And don't let anybody bust your bubble about getting help, as you need all the support you can get. It has always been difficult for my son to hold a job due to his illness, and he's had it 18 years. He was diagnosed at 18. These illnesses are inheritied from somebody in the family and you are right; there's nothing you can do about it, except seek treatment so you can fit in in society. The best of luck, but call immediately a mental health center, and if you can't afford it, as most can't, you'll apply for SSI which will allow you to draw around $600 or so a month, depending on your circumstances, and will provide medicare to pay for all the expensive doctoring. Then you'll also be able to work part time and earn about another 600 or so, according to what SS says. It takes about 4 months to get a SSI check and often they decline you the first time, but be persistent and with a paper trail to back up your claim, you'll be successful the 2nd or 3rd time. Meanwhile, you can be treated for your illness and medicare will pay when you get it. But ask the SS office for sure about amounts and times, as it differs from state to state. Please don't listen to uneducated and immature answers on this site, as so many have no credibility nor can many even read the words associated with mental health disorders. Ignorance is bliss, but it's also harmful if anybody bites into the rude remarks. One thing for sure you can do is continue getting an education. Find a college that has classes one night a week that will lead to a degree and you'll be more successful. And you don't have to tell anybody you have an illness unless you want to. When you apply for a job it's illegal for them to ask if you do, but don't lie, and if you feel it important that one of your bosses knows, tell him/her in confidence. They have to keep it confidential. Hang out with only positive people who really love and honor you. There is life after mental health disorder diagnosis and it depends on you on how "normal" (I've decided the definition of normal is if one can survive in the world without becoming incarcerated) you want to be and whatever you do, keep taking your medicine. The first thing people new to this illness do is feel better and quit taking it, then they relapse and have to be hospitalized. You'll have to take it the rest of your life, but thank God for medicine! It's much better today even than when my son was diagnosed. Just 18 years ago docs thought everybody had schizophrenia, and it just isn't so. There's usually a dual diagnosis and appropriate meds for each diagnosis. Bless you!

Answer 7

Star in Hell's Kitchen!

Answer 8

first be sure to always take ypur medication..if you have none you need to go to a psychiatrist and get some..I would say a good job would be either a dishwasher in a restaraunt or a janitor/custodian.

Answer 9

Nurse.

Answer 10

How about something from home -- like medical transcriptionist or something. You could always write books.