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Dee-Dee

Hi there, I'm 26 and have never had a job in my life. I spent a lot of my teenage and early adult years in psychiatric units and now I am looking at moving on from supported living I am hoping to find a job but I have no idea where to start and what could possibly work for me. Ideally, I'd like to work from home as travelling is very stressful to me (rarely successful without a panic attack) and I wouldn't want something like retail where I'd have to deal with customers. I have three A A-Levels but not much else to put on a CV. 

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could look for work? What jobs have you found best worked for you?

Thank you! 

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  • What A levels do you have? Are they technical, e.g. maths, physics, or arts, e.g. history, sociology?

    Technical jobs are often easier to work in small groups or alone, with a lot of interaction in writing.

    You problem at the moment is probably being confused about what any of the jobs are.

    While jobs are harder to get at the moment, good people are still wanted. But a lot is through contacts as the impersonal job application process doesn't really work for either party anymore.

    One challenge you may have is how to explain the gap from 18 to 26 in a way that won't scare people off. 

    In terms of panic attacks I would think this would go after a week if the place is calm and quiet and the novelty has worn off, particularly if you had a mentor to help. My place has a number of ND people. Indeed most of the key people are or have traits. No one either can, or wants, to do my job.

    We take on lots (c. 100) of interns in busy periods, with a few being kept each year. It's not super glamorous though.

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  • What A levels do you have? Are they technical, e.g. maths, physics, or arts, e.g. history, sociology?

    Technical jobs are often easier to work in small groups or alone, with a lot of interaction in writing.

    You problem at the moment is probably being confused about what any of the jobs are.

    While jobs are harder to get at the moment, good people are still wanted. But a lot is through contacts as the impersonal job application process doesn't really work for either party anymore.

    One challenge you may have is how to explain the gap from 18 to 26 in a way that won't scare people off. 

    In terms of panic attacks I would think this would go after a week if the place is calm and quiet and the novelty has worn off, particularly if you had a mentor to help. My place has a number of ND people. Indeed most of the key people are or have traits. No one either can, or wants, to do my job.

    We take on lots (c. 100) of interns in busy periods, with a few being kept each year. It's not super glamorous though.

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