TL;DR: I have ADHD/ASD and am not employed. Realize life is more manageable without work. Wish I didn't have to find new work
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I am a Neurodiverse (ADHD/ASD) individual. I have struggled my entire adult life with employment. I have a hard time with focus in general, and I have a hard time handling overstimulation (bright lights, loud noises/sounds from multiple sources, people touching me casually or accidentally.)
I am 34, I graduated college at 23. 11 years in the workforce fulltime and I have held 14 different jobs.
I was recently “bought out” of my employment, so I am not working right now.
During therapy today I realized that without work to worry about, I have fewer issues during my normal day. my stress is significantly lower, I don't have to worry about going into an unpleasant environment or being able to focus on one task for hours. No worrying about missing a phonecall or meeting. No fear of angry clients.
Not to say that my ND doesn't present struggles, but it is far less impactful when I can hyperfixate, take breaks, change tasks, allow my mind to wander wherever, and can control my environment.
I don't know what to do with this, as I know I need income to survive, but I wanted to share my experience. Wish I didn't need to find another job.
Thank you for reading.