As i'm looking for jobs, i'm having a hard time finding something that works around the IOP schedule. i know i need IOP, but i also really need money. i don't have any family to lean on, so food and shelter are completely my responsibility. still, I know i need IOP.
Surprisingly in this economy, i've some interviews and pretty quickly. i'm looking for fairly low-level, less stressful jobs, so i can focus on recovery. initially, i planned to try something part-time for a while, but then i worry about money and finances. as it is, the jobs i'm looking at are low-paying, but i could squeeze by.
for those of you who've done an intensive program, is there psychic space left to also work full-time?
i wonder if i can get well working full-time and just going to lots of AA meetings, but my gut tells me i need some serious intense work. i make such bad life decisions, over and over and over and over...
i'm still drinking, which is really bad. i need to feel the integrity of sobriety. i'm leaning on liquor to block out all the many, many issues and i'm eating pretty compulsively. on my own, i just don't take care of myself.
I'M SCARED. yes, i need a lot of help. but how do i swing it?
I have tried for months and months to find a job that works around my IOP schedule...
ReplyDeletei finally came to the conclusion...the only type of job I could get that could work around that was at Panera, Starbucks, Walmart, Target, those types of jobs where they are open a long long time and nothing like 9-5
PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourself. PLEASE. could you maybe take out a loan for IOP or...do you have insurance of any sort that might help? My insurance covers IOP, i just have a 10% copay...
stay strong and know help is coming
Last year I did IOP for alcohol addiction, and then I was also seeing my therapist and nutritionist 3 x's a week while I was also working full time. It was pretty damn overwhelming. I would definitely try to find something that would be low stress. I wish that I could say that after the IOP I stopped drinking, but I didn't completely stop, although I have definitely cut way back. I'm sending good thoughts and a hug your way. I hope that you can find a job that works around the IOP schedule, as your health should take priority, and it is important to get help and support. Take care of you!
ReplyDeleteI can't offer any personal experience with this, but I just want to wish you the best in finding something that works for your schedule. It must be very difficult though. I can't even find room in my day for physical therapy, let alone IOP. But perhaps one or more part time executive assistant positions would work - something where the hours are flexible and you can do all or part of it from home? I found my latest job on Craig's List.
ReplyDeleteBig hug! No advice, I was working full time and made time for all the meetings appts and docs but it was nuts. I'd been at the same job thought for 5 years and so they were cool.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and take care of yourself.
inside the mind..: good thoughts. yes, my health is most important. i have begun looking for "odd" jobs with flexible hours. unfortunately, I am paying for COBRA. aargh.
ReplyDeleteAngela; thank you. i don't want to completely stress myself out. it's frustrating, because i need money and i need a lot of help. i didnt drink for 10 months last year. today is going to be my first day sober. i really, really appreciate your support!
Harriet; i scoured craigslist this morning, thinking of you. that helped me. i've been interviewing for jobs, but the hours just haven't worked. and i know i really need some intense work on myself now. so, we'll see what happens. good advice!
Eating alone; thank you. i don't know how you did it. but it's encouraging to see that it can be done. we'll see what happens. first, someone has to offer me a job!
Create a positive outlook in life as well as embrace the law of attraction. The more you think of something, the more chances that it will happen to you.
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