It’s time to redefine what constitutes a “career.”
You don’t have to be an attorney with a JD from Yale or a famous writer to have a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life living in recovery.
The now-defunct SZ magazine featured an article about what a person with negative symptoms of schizophrenia could do.
When you cannot hold a paid job you can do other things:
bake cakes, ride a skateboard, play guitar in a band, whatever.
The point is that each of us should be doing something with our time.
I submit that watching TV all day and not getting out of your house is the quickest route to illness and paranoia.
Now that the restrictions are easing in a lot of cities in America it’s time to rethink what’s possible for those of us living in recovery.
My belief is that a “labor of love” counts as a valid career.
On Saturday I met a person for lunch. New York City has started to allow indoor dining again.
I say: go to a coffee shop in the morning for breakfast
Risk asking someone to go to lunch like I did.
Lastly: I recommend doing volunteer work when you can’t work at a paid job.
What constitutes a career is as individual as you are.
Maybe you’re a ham radio operator. Maybe you sing in a church choir on Sunday.
Whatever you do you should be proud to do it.
All hail those of us living in recovery who face challenges. We get up every day and go out the door bravely to conquer the world.
No one should feel guilty or ashamed because they don’t hold “competitive” employment.
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