Uneasiness at Work

1- Finding a Job

One of the biggest problems a schizoid will face in his/her life is finding a job.

For the schizoid it is very difficult to find a work place, in which he can carry out his/her work in an adapted way, without suffering tension. Tension will not come from the work itself, but from the fact that he/she is being surrounded by people, from the fact that he/she is part of a team. Anywhere he/she tries to work, there is poeple, there is trouble.

Many times the situation becomes distressing. He/ she needs to work, but cannot find a way nor a place. Due to the necessity to work, he /she tries to work somewhere and oftenly one of these occurrs:

--- He /She does not stand the work and leaves. He /she leaves one, two and three workplaces, always due to the same reason: it is not the work itself, but the people what he /she does not stand.

--- The schizoid decides to carry on, even though he/she does not feel well. He /she continues with the tension and that brings bad consequences for his/her health, such as: anxiety, depression, panic attacks... Even though his/her body tries to warn him/her, the schizoid does not leave the workplace, because he/she needs to work and earn money.

This last situation leads to sickness and it is advisable to stay out of that situation as soon as possible.

2- Criterion

Every person has a different limit, in which what was bearable becomes unbearable.

The schizoid must be willing to tolerate, if he/she considerates it necessary, some kind of moderate anxiety, always within his/her limits. Lack of pressure in the workplace will always be a dream that has to be followed, even though he/she never reaches it.

3- Schizoid hobbies

“Your work is your hobby. Your hobby is your work” : here a healthy ideal.

These are some of the most common schizoid hobbies :

--books and internet

--the countryside and the mountain. The Nature

--the dog, pets, animals and plants

--the children and under age students

--physically or mentally handicapped

--travelling with some intimate one

4- Work Types for Schizoids

The possible workplaces are always determined by the region or country, the economic orientation, the education and the characteristics of the schizoid.

We propose the following list, even though every person chooses very different paths:

1- Civil Services. Justice. Ministeries.

2- Artistic creation: drawing, music, literature

3- Taxi driver, truck driver.

4- Electrician, mechanic, welder

5- Housewife

6- Farmworker, stockbreeder, gardener

7- TV repair, computers, electrical appliance

8- Handicraft

9- Night jobs

10- Animals, zoo, veterinary

11- Webmaster, computing

12- Kindergarten teaching, mentaly handicapped people, babycare

13- Researcher, documentalist, librarian, forensic investigator

14- Guard

(See “The problem nº 1”)

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