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Stress & Finding a Job

Inglewood

I finished working for a retail comapny at the end of last year, through stress and I have been diagnosed with Aspergers.  I had an interview with a work placement, but when I got there I struggled to get out of the car, and once I did I got to meet my initial employment services contact (not through NAS).  I got into the building, but told them I couldn't go through with it and left.

Has anybody else had similar experiences?

I have another different interview tomorow afternoon, and don't know how I will feel?

I just feel so stressed at the moment.

Any thoughts anybody?

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  • I fully sympathise. Sometimes I sort of wish I could just run away somewhere to the middle of nowhere and never have to work, unfortunately life doesn't work like that :( The thought of a job made me feel so stressed and avoidant... so horrible. I've only now got my first job at the age of 26 (part time though) and I had hoped that getting a job would make me feel more accomplished but it actually doesn't, I still feel depressed. At least now I'm getting paid while feeling depressed... I know I'm unlikely to keep this job as well.

    I'm also having troubles with driving lessons... just the feeling of trying to drag yourself towards something when you really really don't want to, and knowing you might spend your whole life feeling like that. I think that being diagnosed with Asperger's ruined every dream I had in life. Before, I was just "socially awkward" and I thought that might be changable, but now I know it isn't, all of my dreams have died. That includes actually getting and holding down a job.

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  • I fully sympathise. Sometimes I sort of wish I could just run away somewhere to the middle of nowhere and never have to work, unfortunately life doesn't work like that :( The thought of a job made me feel so stressed and avoidant... so horrible. I've only now got my first job at the age of 26 (part time though) and I had hoped that getting a job would make me feel more accomplished but it actually doesn't, I still feel depressed. At least now I'm getting paid while feeling depressed... I know I'm unlikely to keep this job as well.

    I'm also having troubles with driving lessons... just the feeling of trying to drag yourself towards something when you really really don't want to, and knowing you might spend your whole life feeling like that. I think that being diagnosed with Asperger's ruined every dream I had in life. Before, I was just "socially awkward" and I thought that might be changable, but now I know it isn't, all of my dreams have died. That includes actually getting and holding down a job.

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