Reasons women do not date us!

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Because it's not easy to get a steady job these days

Do you have a social worker who helps you find stuff you qualify for? I wonder if there are more programs for people with disabilities in your area, not just with jobs but with socializing and stuff like that. They can be a good way to meet new people.

Put it this way on the job I self harmed in the toilets, cried on my desk all day

Well that's very sad. Probably for the best that you left then

Yeah going to work can boost your social life but you have to put your mental health first

Yeah that's true if you just stay in all the time but you can go out to places if you want to

Well I dunno Jamesy but that question might be better for another thread.

I'm going out now anyway. You take care of yourself

Some people aren't cut out for jobs. I can mask fairly well as an autistic person but I have always found work a challenge, even though I have worked for more years than I have been unemployed since being of working age.

Crying all day at work is inappropriate behaviour and whilst I understand that you likely couldn't control it much due to mental ill health - employers don't take very kindly to disruptions like that.

Firstly, you can't work properly when being persistently upset like that and secondly it can disrupt other colleagues or bring the morale of a working team down.

^ I didn't mean to upset you.

Apologies if that came across as a telling off. It was more just pointing out the obvious, in my mind.

We all have different struggles and challenges when it comes to autism and other diagnoses. I don’t think they’re anything to get embarrassed about.

It sounds like that job wasn’t right for you. There’s no shame in being on disability. If you do want another job someday, I hope you can find something you enjoy. Maybe working just a few hours a week would be a good idea. You could always build from there…or not. Different things are right for different people.

I’ve certainly struggled in ways with this stuff too. I had to suddenly quit my last job because my mental health was so poor.