I don't want to work

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It scares me to talk about this. Im afraid Ill someday have to work. Im not meant for the real world. I hate getting up early. If I do it feels like I didnt get enough sleep no matter how early I went to bed the night before. I get colds whenever one goes around. If I work with a cold it becomes worse. And I just hate working. Ill admit Im bored but I think Id rather be bored than work. No point into going back to school. I have cognitive problems and arent all that smart to be honest. I could never work in an office. I get tired easy so anything physically demanding will wipe me out. Id like to tell people the reason I cant handle the real world is because Im an artist. But I hardly draw anymore. I dont have much inspiration because I dont have any friends anymore. People inspire me. So if Im not willing to work Ill probably never get out of this gross invironment. Ill be stuck cleaning up everyones messes forever. It will be like I work anyway but at least it will be on my own time. Too bad I dont get paid for it.

I don't know whats wrong with me. I just view work as prison. As kind of hell where you're tortured and degraded. What if I never get out of here because Im afraid to get a job? Id like to go to therapy because Im not happy with life but Im afraid Ill be pushed into getting a job. The free therapy you get around here seems to be centered around getting people to work.

I hope someone can talk to me tonight. Ive been stuck in limbo for the last two years.

Sorry you are worried. I have been on a downhill spiral workwizie where eventually I was hitting so many partial shutdowns that I was struggling so much I was in a mess, even though externally people seemed to see a different picture.

Seems to me, what you need is to find a job that excites you. What are your interests? The thought of waking early and going to a job may seem daunting, but the reality, if it's the "right" job, may well be entirely different. You might find that you wake up excited to start each new day, and come to value the rewards a job can give you .... sense of achievement, renewed self esteem, even friendship ... x

I have worked before and have gone crazy each time because it just felt like slavery to me. I think I would get suicidal again if I had no choice but to work. I would feel trapped. I wouldnt see the point in life. But I also feel trapped where I am now. I have no bills to pay. But it is very hard to live here. What Im basically saying is Id like to live somewhere nice that doesnt force me to work to pay bills. I might be able to achieve this in a low income building but I would probably be more broke than I am now because there will be bills to pay and if there is coin laundry my mom probably will want me to do it there and not at her place.

I cant ever see myself moving forward. Money is an issue.

I haven't worked for a decade, I've always started jobs just killing time until my inevitable sacking/firing.

Never been proven wrong.

My benefits are paid to me to keep me away from the workplace and I think it a small price for my country to pay to prevent the utter chaos I cause.

Sounds like you need a gentle, safe existence. I get that, truly do. x

The dream is to do something you love.

I'm happy for people who manage that but I never have and I have no idea what it is, so have nothing to aim for in that respect.

I get where you both are coming from though.

Some sort of occasional hobby type work from home when you feel up to doing it may be an idea. No pressure tomperform, but when you make something, it will be special and appreciated. And valued!

Many people on "benefits" supplement their income with little "side jobs."

They have to read up on the limits, though. And make sure their side earnings don't cause them to lose those "benefits."

Pretty much nobody wants to work. You're not unique in that respect. Most people just have to tough it out.

I reached a stage where I just couldn't do any more as I became fragile. I never thought I would reach that stage in my life. I am hoping to now recharge so I can face life again!