Life since leaving my hell-hole job....

[TeeTees]

Okay, it's now been two and a half months since I last my hell-hole job, where boss-man just happened to play deaf every time you approached him with an issue/problem. Plus the fact that I had been doing two people's jobs for the past six months, one off which was completely new to me - so a bit of a learning curve was there too.

So, as you (or most of you) are aware, I've been on the hunt for a full-time permanent job....hoping that it'll be somewhere that I'll have an understanding boss !

Now the thing is, although I've been rather unlucky with trying to find a job, my seizure life has completely changed for the better. Since I've been out of THAT place, my life has made a complete turnaround.....I was having at least one a week, which usually came in a cluster of 3 or 4 over a period of days.....I'm now looking at having had only 2 over the past 5 weeks !! (and these only came in single clusters, with breaks of 2-3 weeks between them). If my life continued with only having 2 every 5 weeks, that would equate to approximately 20 every year, which would (for me) be fantastic, as it stands.

The bad news is, I ain't getting an income !!

I think all I need right now is to find that 'nice' job, in a 'nice' place, with people who listen. It's just a shame that the well seems to have ran dry at the moment, what with the current state off the financial climate, and I just have to 'ride it out' until it comes along.

So, therefore, I can conclude that a stressful job is NOT the direction I need to take in life, but a more 'average' job. Surely less money, but better health has got to be the way forward ?

(just thought I'd post something a little positive for a change, and maybe something that people can read and think 'hey, that sounds just like what I've been going through at work', and make a change.)

[skillefer]

Totally agree Tee Tee Stay away from the high stress, high income jobs. Sounds like your body is letting you know that it wants to destress and relax.

[Nancy]

Sending you best wishes ..... wishing I could send you money too.

[brain]

While I agree with the others, sometimes
a specific place of employment just is not
worth it at all - not even for a 'normal'
human being! You're better off somewhere
else where you're treated with respect, and
a much better environment! GOOD LUCK
with your new venture to a better future
which lies ahead!

[Bernard]

Silver linings ... They exist.

It's really great to hear that your seizure activity has diminished.

Best wishes on finding the right employment opportunity.

[BuckeyeFan]

Good to hear about the E-status. That is great.

Best wishes on the job. It has been awhile, but I used to link my seizures not to times of stress, but within days or weeks of getting over the stress. For example, I would be extremely busy at work and when the deadlines were met would go on vacation, then Wham! Almost like my body would let the guard down.

[Birdbomb]

Great news about the E situation. I do hope you will find something soon. Got my fingers crossed for you!

[skillefer]

Hmmm Buckeye, my body has a similar response when it comes to vacation time.... Every time the kids have a holiday from school, I come down with a wicked cold... Like my body finally realized it had time to relax.

[TeeTees]

Thanks Guys. I'm looking forward to a 'New Year, New Career' situation....

....one other thing though that could be helping the control over my seizure's - I'm getting a couple of hours more sleep every night ?

Maybe I just needed a GOOD rest to recharge my batteries...they were certainly drained a few months ago.

PS. I usually get the 'guard down' seizure time on holiday's too. I used to put it down to the change in time zones, as we used to jet off to FL which is 5 hours behind the UK, so plenty of time to have to 're-adjust the body-clock' too. However, just last year we went to Menorca, which was something like a 1 hour adjustment (no difference to times of medication etc.), and I still had seizure's by the end off the holiday. It's strange, but it never seems to happen at the beginning of a holiday. It can happen BEFORE the holiday, and towards the END, but never that bit in between, or as soon as we're back home.