I have fibro, usually not a huge deal. Managed to get Covid twice, dealing with some Long term issues. I had a solid work history until this past January, I went on leave due to the long Covid symptoms, they let me go after my FMLA protection ran out.
I have severe depression, generalized anxiety, and currently no health insurance while my husband works on getting me covered through his job.
We can limp along on one income, thank god, but it means foregoing all the things we thought we'd be able to do by now: buy a house, have kids, travel. So I feel guilty and disappointed.
But more than that, my Healthcare professionals are all in agreement that I need to do more than just be in my house 24/7 with no structure or productivity, and their solution is to find at least a part time job.
I have experience with health insurance call centers, and in pharmacies. I am honestly terrified of trying to find something customer service based again, especially while unmedicated during my insurance lapse. But I also don't want to seem uncooperative to my doctors.
I honestly don't know what to do. I literally start crying at the drop of a hat, there's no way I'd even make it through an interview.
So I guess I've got two questions: why is having a job considered an important part of safeguarding your mental health when my experience has been so wildly opposed to it (this may not be the best sub for this question lol), and does anyone have any suggestions about either jobs I could do that won't exacerbate my depression and anxiety, or what else I can do instead of a job, to let my doctors know I am taking them and my recovery seriously?
(Another complication is I don't have a car and public transit where I live is a joke.)