I’m too mentally unwell to hold a traditional job. The last traditional and only job I worked was washing dishes, at 20. I was doing one task over and over and over to the point where I was crying while working. Eventually I just walked off the job. For years I did nothing and mostly starved and then got a degree in photography. When there are good days I’m able to work and on bad days I can’t get out of bed. Now with the looming recession and a pandemic, work is just incredibly slow and it’s really a struggle. I like photography because every job is different and it’s challenging. I really need stable income though and I’m at a severe risk of being homeless if I don’t do something. I don’t want to be put in a position where I’m going to be crying for hours again though.