Posted by Soulnik on November 28, 2004, at 11:58:21
In reply to How is everyone surviving with money?, posted by leo33 on November 24, 2004, at 17:02:49
This is such a great topic! I often wonder the same thing myself. I am barely getting by financially and have to get quite creative with finding ways to pay for my life. (Not to mention the ridiculous cost of medication!)
Maybe you can find work that is project based. Shorter term projects that you can see an end to are sometimes easier to push through when you find yourself slipping into a depression. Freelancing (or temping?) in some kind of work might be a good option.
I do freelance media work and do mostly short term production projects or teach video production. They pay decently depending on what I'm hired to do. Whoever said that the work is easier when you're hypomanic was so right! The good thing about the work is that because the projects are short, I can get through them and then take time off because I find myself in a depression.
That is all changing now because I am trying to use my media background in the social service industry so I need to work a more 9-5, full time job. I am terrified of this because I have never been able to keep this kind of job, especially since I haven't felt able to work in recent months.
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